The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will host a Needs Assessment hearing to help form a basis for developing the District’s draft “District of Columbia’s Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Action Plan”. Input from stakeholders will assist in identifying the spending priorities utilizing federal entitlement funds. DHCD will also release surveys to assist stakeholders in assessing the needs in their community.
Residents and stakeholders are strongly encouraged to come out and participate in the development of policies and programs in the following areas: 1) affordable housing; 2) special needs housing; 3) homelessness; 4) homeownership; and 5) community development and public service activities.
In addition, to assist in identifying the spending priorities of federal entitlement funds, the hearing will also outline the use of funding for the Recovery Housing Program (RHP).
The purpose of the RHP funds is to address the housing needs of persons experiencing substance use disorder.
Residents and stakeholders are strongly encouraged to come out and participate in the development of policies and programs for RHP and the following areas: 1) housing for persons experiencing substance use disorder and 2) housing for persons experiencing homelessness.
If you would like to provide input during the hearing, you are encouraged to register by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. The public may also contact Tilla Hall at (202) 442-7239 to join the webinar, register, speak at the hearing, or ask general questions about the hearing. When registering for the hearing, please provide your name, address, telephone number, and organization affiliation, if any.
An American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter will be available and Spanish interpretation will be available; residents who require language interpretation in Vietnamese, Chinese-Mandarin/Cantonese, Amharic, or French must notify the agency by Wednesday, May 15, 2024, by emailing [email protected] or calling Tilla Hall at (202) 442-7239.
Written statements may be submitted for the record at the hearing or until the close of business, Monday, June 10, 2024. Mail written statements to Colleen Green, Director, DHCD, 1909 Martin Luther King Jr., Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20020. Statements may also be sent via email to [email protected].