INTRODUCTION
The Lupus Fighters of America Foundation is a 501c3 federal exempt nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and creating sustainable, service-enriched temporary and permanent housing that is both affordable to extremely low and low income individuals, families, vets, disabled and seniors; this is beneficial to their communities.
UNITED STATES AND THE CITIZENS OF AMERICA is facing a growing threat that will only get worse unless thoughtful solutions are brought to the forefront. The increasing scarcity of safe affordable housing threatens all of us. Unfortunately, this threat is often invisible to all but the low- and moderate-income families, military veterans and seniors being denied adequate shelter.
As reported by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies in The State of the Nation’s Housing 2016, the number of renter households increased by more than 500,000 in 2015. Sadly, more than a quarter of that growth represents households subsisting on less than $15,000 in annual income. An additional 30% of that increase is attributed to households surviving on less than $30,000 in income during the course of a year. These are clearly Americans for whom the operating margins to keep a roof over their heads are unspeakably tight. Because the vast majority of renters are forced to spend a high percentage of their income to secure affordable housing, they are left with insufficient resources for proper nutrition, health care and other basic necessities. Whether it is a young working family with small children, military veteran or a senior on a fixed income, this housing crisis often sets up a spiral of failure.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Lupus Fighters of America Foundation is devoted to improving the quality of life for Lupus sufferers and the less fortunate individuals in our community. By providing urgently needed services, opportunities, programs and support. Lupus Fighters of America Foundation (LFOA) is here to assist the 1.5 million+ worldwide & our 13,500+ Lupus Warriors here in Nevada. However as a non profit sector, its only right that we address the needs of our 50,000+ Homeless, 100,000+ Living in Poverty, 10,000+ Disabled Vets, 7,000+ Troubled Teens and over 10,000+ Misguided Adults & Young Adults alike here in Nevada.
Housing is one of the basic human needs: the World Health Organization defined it as a “residential environment which includes, in addition to the physical structure that man uses for shelter, all necessary services, facilities, equipment and devices needed or desired for the physical and mental health and social well-being of the family”. Starting from this point, affordable housing can be described in many ways, depending on the quantitative or qualitative perspective we decide to analyse. In many researches, the term is used to define a specific type of housing, made available by governments to those unable to afford one, also known as social housing.
Generally speaking, housing can be considered affordable if its cost (mortgage or rent) is below the 30 percent of the household income: according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), if a family pays more than 30% of their income for housing, it is considered a cost burden. HUD also estimated that currently 12 million people in the U.S. pay more than 50% of their annual income on housing, thus living in conditions that are not affordable.
Apart from the economic perspective, affordable also means physically adequate and fit for human habitation: in simple words, a house cannot be considered affordable if it is overcrowded and unhealthy. To evaluate the real cost of housing then, housing-related expenditures (housing, water, electricity, gas, etc.) should be kept into consideration as well, since those are what make a house healthy and appropriate for living.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
The affordable housing community will be operated and managed by the people in each community, while being supervised by LFOA and our professional group of affordable housing professionals and organizations. By doing so; each party can stay competent and committed to the project which allows us access to adequate capital for more affordable housing. LFOA and it’s partnered professionals and organizations have the ability to survive market fluctuations, survive in the absence of development opportunities, global pandemics, including surviving the departure of key staff members.
That failure is something they suffer through and are challenged by every day. It also affects us as citizens of a nation that can do better for the less fortunate individuals among us. The LFOA Foundation believes that affordable housing should be more than a dream. Making it a reality will take focused support from all levels of the public sector. Nonprofit and for-profit developers of affordable housing, need access to private and or public funding as well as expanded government programs to make them financially viable.
At LFOA Foundation; we work for change every day, the vision for this project is to have it one hundred (100%) percent community based and community driven Cooperative. In order for change to happen, we must involve all members in the community. LFOA is looking at creating over 800+ jobs, while servicing over 20,000+ residents – with new modern style homes, luxury mini homes, starter / temp housing, commercial business opportunities and studio units all at an affordable price.
We WILL IMPLEMENT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT’S DESIGNED TO SCALE; creating sustainable Communities that people are happy to call home. Our Single & Multifamily Residential Properties and Mini House Living units can be fully furnished as an option. Each unit is equipped with WIFI capabilities, generators and renewable green energy resources. We’re striving to be recognized as one of the superior foundations that efficiently and effectively accomplishes its mission.
LFOA is committed to providing quality in all aspects of the Foundation—quality properties, quality products, quality services, quality merchandise, quality performance and quality staff to make it all happen. LFOA holistic approach goes beyond providing the brick and mortar edifice. It combines affordable housing with a robust resident services program—known as Operation “Stability”—which provides a wide variety of educational, health, financial literacy, and enrichment programs for our residents. We are one of the few nonprofit foundations that actually designs, constructs, builds and provides affordable, service enriched multifamily housing to those with low- to moderate-incomes. By acquiring a majority of its properties from financial institutions and private owners using commercial bank financing, permanent Tax-Exempt Bonds and Low Income Housing Tax Credits.
Join the movement by assisting Lupus Fighters of America with Community Re-development; as the increasing scarcity of safe affordable housing threatens us all. Unfortunately, this threat is often invisible to all but the extremely low- and moderate-income families, military veterans and seniors being denied adequate shelter. As reported by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies in The State of the Nation’s Housing 2016, the number of renter households increased by more than 500,000 in 2015. Sadly, more than a quarter of that growth represents households subsisting on less than $30,000 in annual income.
Lupus Fighters of America Foundation is having a fundraiser and seeking to reach our funding goal of $1,000,000. To acquire the needed land, supplies and construction printer to began constructing our Legacy Gardens “affordable & transitional” Housing Community for over 50,000 poverty stricken Nevadans.
