Public Input Sessions about Virginia’s HOPWA Program
A friend of mine and advocate for persons with disabilities, Bill Fuller, sent this note around this weekend …
As Bill says, "the decisions are made by those who show up." Will People Living wit HIV/AIDS show up? The future of HOPWA funding depends on it!!
Bill wrote …
People with disabilities and the groups that represent them have often been absent from the extensive input system that HUD requires of their designated agencies. Centers for Independent Living in particular have often not been part of the HUD planning process. It is difficult to say whether this is a result of an information deficit or simply overwhelming responsibilities. At any rate the Department of Housing and Community Development is about to begin a series of input session that require the presence of PWDs and the groups that represent them. Arron Sorkin wrote that decisions are made by those who show up.
DHCD is holding public input sessions for Virginia’s Action Plan for HOME Investment Partnership (HOME), Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) and Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) funding for the 2005-06 federal fiscal year. These sessions will help guide the allocation of these grant funds for the coming year. For more information, please contact Johnette Mallory-Pullen or 804-371-7117
A complete calendar of the input session can be found at:
www.dhcd.virginia.gov/ADMIN/DHCD_Calendar_of_Events.htm
DHCD Calendar of Events
October 27, 2004: Public Input Session for HOME, ESG and HOPWA DHCD, 501 N. 2nd Street, Richmond VA 23219 ESG and HOPWA from 8:30 am to 10:00 a.m. Home from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Contact Johnette Mallory-Pullen with questions.
November 3, 2004: Public Input Session for HOME, ESG and HOPWA Southwestern VA Education Center, Old Jonesboro Road, Abingdon, VA ESG and HOPWA from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. HOME from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Contact Johnette Mallory-Pullen with questions.
November 15 -17: The 2004 Governor’s Housing Conference will be held at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott in Norfolk, Virginia; This annual conference focuses on creating safe and affordable housing in Virginia attracts over 800 participants each year. Click here for more information or email ghc@dhcd.virginia.gov.
December 2, 2004: Public Input Session for HOME, ESG and HOPWA Mason District Governmental Center, 6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA ESG and HOPWA from 10:00 a.m. to Noon HOME from 1:00p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Contact Johnette Mallory-Pullen with questions.
December 9, 2004: Public Input Session for HOME, ESG and HOPWA Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, 723 Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake, VA ESG and HOPWA from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 HOME from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Contact Johnette Mallory-Pullen with questions.
Please, be there …