Don't miss this opportunity to be part of identifying community needs and priorities for Housing, Homelessness, Community Development, Special populations and other projects administered by the City of Fort Wayne’s Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services (OHNS). OHNS is the local agency responsible for receiving, distributing and monitoring federal funds through Housing and Urban Development (HUD). OHNS will be seeking input on priorities as part of finalizing the Annual Action Plan, which serves as Fort Wayne’s application for 2012 funding to HUD. Due to significant cuts at the federal level to all of the entitlement funds over the past two years, the City expects only $2.5M in a combination of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Act & Emergency Shelter and Emergency Solutions (ESG) funds.
The Annual Action Plan draft includes input received from a series of focus groups, meetings and other communication throughout the past year. Community needs and resources are identified, and programs and services are designed to meet the collective need. This process can only be truly effective with citizen’s participation throughout the entire community. Everyone is encouraged to attend, learn about funding and offer input into its direction.
Please join us at 6 PM, Thursday, October 13 at the downtown branch of the Allen County Public Library, Meeting Room A.
Anyone needing reasonable accommodations for physical or language assistance please contact OHNS at 427-1127 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at least 48 hours ahead of the meeting.