The Director of the Department of Human Services, pursuant to the requirements of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Act of 1998, as amended (42 USC § 9908 (e)), announces for public inspection, review and comment, the availability of the CSBG State Plan and Application for Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012. This document presents a plan to reduce poverty in the District of Columbia through the provision of a wide range of services and activities that assist low-income families and individuals to:
- Remove obstacles and solve problems which inhibit the attainment of self-sufficiency;
- Secure and retain meaningful employment;
- Attain an adequate education;
- Make better use of available income;
- Obtain and maintain adequate housing and a suitable living environment;
- Obtain emergency assistance to meet immediate or urgent needs; and
- Achieve greater participation in the affairs of the communities in which they live.
Copies of the Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012 CSBG State Plan and Application are available for inspection, review and comment from July 16, 2010 to August 20, 2010, at the following locations:
Department of Human Services
Family Services Administration
Community Services Block Grant Program
64 New York Avenue, NE 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library
Public Comments Section, 3rd Floor
901 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
United Planning Organization
301 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Written comments for the record must be received by close of business Friday, August 20, 2010, and should be mailed to: State Administrator, Department of Human Services, Community Services Block Grant Program, 64 New York Avenue, NE, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20002.
If you have questions or require additional information, please contact the CSBG office at (202) 698-4301.