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 12/15/2008 Waiting List PurgeIts that time of year again - time to validate our Waiting Lists. If your application or any updates were completed prior to July 2008, you should receive a postcard in the mail within the next few days (if we have your current mailing address). Please tear off the bottom portion and drop it back into a mailbox. This response will ensure that your name remains on our Waiting Lists. Please return your card prior to January 2, 2009. Failure to return the card will remove your name from all waiting lists, and you are welcome to re-apply.12/14/2008 Offices ClosedThe HCAAC Offices will be closed Thursday, December 25, and Friday, December 26 for the Christmas holiday. We will also be closed Thursday, January 1 to celebrate the arrival of 2009.08/11/2008 NOTICE TO LANDLORDS-UPDATEOur Thanks to all Landlords who have provided bank information to allow us to process automatic direct deposits. This process has saved us many hours of manual labor, and has afforded you quicker access to payments. For the few that still have not responded, please do so as soon as possible. |
Agency PlanThe Housing Commission required to develop and submit to HUD Five-Year and Annual Plans. The Agency Plans notify the residents, HUD and the public of the Housing Commission’s goals, objectives and strategies for achieving its mission to serve the housing needs of Anne Arundel County’s low-income population. The Agency Plans must be updated and resubmitted annually, and are available for public viewing to encourage public participation in the process. The Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act (QHWRA) of 1998 created the Public Housing Agency (PHA) Five-Year and Annual Plan requirement and provided more flexibility and discretion for Public Housing Agencies, like the Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County, to use available funding to address the needs of low-income families in the community. The Five-Year Plan describes our mission and defines the HCAAC’s long-range goals and objectives for achieving this mission over a five-year period. The Agency Plan also outlines our approach to managing programs and providing services for the upcoming year, and serves as the annual application for grants to support improvements to public housing buildings and safety in public housing. The PHA Plan is Congress’s way of ensuring that the agency is accountable to the local community for choices it makes with this flexibility and discretion of funding. A creative, yet solid community service PHA Plan empowers residents to take control of their community and increase their self-sufficiency, encourages interchange and collective work between public housing residents and the larger community, and ensures a successful and sustained community that takes pride in residency and involvement in the decisions of funding and management. The resident community of Anne Arundel County plays an important role in the development of our Agency Plan. Residents can ensure that their needs are being addressed and can become more involved in issues that directly affect them. In addition, through involvement in our Agency Plan, residents will be more aware of the process that HCAAC undergoes to prioritize our activities and projects. We benefit by working directly with residents since it is they who can provide the important information regarding the physical condition of the developments, physical or management improvements that are needed, activities that were not successful, and needs of residents. This information helps us to prioritize capital improvement activities and obtain supportive services for residents, to ultimately provide a customized annual plan to target the exact needs of the residents of Anne Arundel Count. Below is the link to our recent agency plan:
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