Office of Community Development
About Us:
To better coordinate community development efforts, a new
joint venture between the City of Ann
Arbor and Washtenaw County
began in September 2004 when staff from both jurisdictions moved into the
same office. In April 2008, the City of Ann Arbor voted to join the
Urban County starting in July 2009.
The Office of Community Development continues to integrate
all of the City and County programs, including Housing Rehabilitation
(Single-Family), Multi-Family Development, Public (Human) Services, Public
Infrastructure and Facilities and Homeowner Down Payment Assistance
(DPA).
On December 16, 2008, the Urban County Executive
Committee voted to adopt the consolidated 2009-2011 Human Services
Priorities and a new decision-making process for awarding general funds and
CDBG funds to non-profit service providers. The new priorities for 2009-2011
are (1) Housing, (2) Economic Stability, (3) Health, and (4)
Youth.
In addition, Community Development is exploring a new
planning and decision-making process to allocate the County’s general funds
for Children’s Well-Being to non-profit service providers. These funds were
previously allocated through the County’s Juvenile Detention Center. The end
goal is to have one application and review process for the distribution of
all City and County Human Services funding, or integrated
funding.
Announcements:
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You can now follow Community Development on Twitter at www.twitter.com/annarborCD (webpage)
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Contractor training information (webpage)
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Help for Homeowners facing foreclosure (PDF)
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Washtenaw County, City of Ann Arbor Consortium application for Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 funds (NSP II) (webpage)
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Report- Non-Profit Funding in Washtenaw County: An Economic Analysis of Return on Investment (PDF)
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The City of Ann Arbor Housing and Human Services Advisory Board (HHSAB) meeting schedule (word document)
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Neighborhood Stabilization Program for Washtenaw Urban County Jurisdictions and the City of Ann Arbor (webpage)
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Draft Recommendation on replacement of 100 Units at the former YMCA site (PDF)
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Washtenaw County Affordable Housing Needs Assessment (webpage)
Public Notices
Mission:
To achieve a socially and economically diverse community through the delivery of housing, economic development and human services to lower income residents, particularly the disadvantaged and most vulnerable. A primary goal is to assist citizens who are experiencing difficulty in meeting basic housing and human services needs. This is accomplished by direct services; by providing technical assistance to and oversight of contracts with nonprofit organizations, and creating increased opportunities for lower income families and individuals to live in quality housing and to access community services.
Vision:
To provide leadership and a countywide strategic framework for the retention, acquisition, financing, construction and rehabilitation of affordable housing units, as well as related public and human services.
