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2. Eligible activities that may be funded with HOME-ARP include:
   • Development and support of affordable housing;
   • Tenant-based rental assistance;
   • Provision of supportive services (such as housing counseling, homelessness prevention, childcare, job training, legal services, case management, moving costs, rental applications, and rent assistance); and
   • Acquisition and development of non-congregate shelter units.
4. Funds must primarily benefit individuals and households in the following qualifying populations:
   • Experiencing homelessness;
   • At-risk of homelessness;
   • Fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking; and/or
   • Other populations with high risk of housing instability (including households that are low-income and highly cost-burdened; that have moved two or more times in the last 60 days; and that are living in a hotel/motel.

6. The purpose of this survey is to garner feedback from stakeholders and community members on how Harford County should use its allocation of HOME-ARP funds and help determine a process for allocating the County‘s HOME ARP funds. Your feedback is crucial to ensure the most effective allocation of this funding.

10. ABOUT YOU

12. What areas of Harford County do you live or work in?

    1. Forest Hill
    2. Bel Air
    3. Abingdon
    4. Jarrettsville
    5. Fallston
    6. Edgewood
    7. Aberdeen
    8. Joppa
    9. Belcamp
    10. Havre de Grace
    11. Other
13. If "Other", please indicate where you live/work:
15. Which type of organization(s) below best describes the group with which you are affiliated? (Select as many choices as needed)

    1. Homeless Service Provider
    2. Domestic Violence Service Provider
    3. Veteran's Group
    4. Civil Rights Organization
    5. Fair Housing Organization
    6. Organization Service People with Disabilities
    7. Other
16. If "Other", please indicate the type of organization to which you are affiliated:

20. HOUSING/SERVICE NEEDS & PRIORITIES

22. Please share your thoughts below to help identify the biggest priorities and gaps in Harford County’s housing and services landscape. This will help inform the process by which HOME-ARP funds are allocated to those needs and priorities.

24. What unmet housing and service needs to you see among “Qualifying Populations” (people experiencing homelessness, at risk of homelessness, fleeing domestic violence, or otherwise at high risk of housing instability) in Harford County?
26. What gaps do you see within the current shelter and housing inventory, as well as the service delivery system in Harford County?

    1. Shelter for homeless individuals
    2. Shelter for homeless families
    3. Shelter for veterans
    4. Shelter for survivors of domestic violence
    5. Support services for homeless individuals
    6. Support services for homeless families
    7. Support services for veterans
    8. Support services for survivors of domestic violence
    9. Rental assistance
    10. Support services for households at-risk of homelessness
    11. Other
27. If "Other", please indicate where you see gaps:
31. Please rank the following on a scale of 1 – 4 by priority, 1 being most important, 4 being least important

    Development of Affordable Housing

    1. 1 - most important

    1. 2 - important

    1. 3 - somewhat important

    1. 4 - least important
33. Rental Assistance

    1. 1 - most important

    1. 2 - important

    1. 3 - somewhat important

    1. 4 - least important
35. Services (case management, legal, etc.)

    1. 1 - most important

    1. 2 - important

    1. 3 - somewhat important

    1. 4 - least important
37. Acquisition/Development of non-congregate shelter units (i.e., emergency shelter in individual rooms)

    1. 1 - most important

    1. 2 - important

    1. 3 - somewhat important

    1. 4 - not important
39. Explain your prioritization:
43. For development of affordable housing, what specific needs do you see in our community? How do you think HOME-ARP funds could be used to address those needs?
45. For rental assistance, what specific needs do you see in our community? How do you think HOME-ARP funds could be used to address those needs?
47. For services, what specific needs do you see in our community? How do you think HOME-ARP funds could be used to address those needs?
49. For non-congregate shelter (i.e., individual rooms rather than traditional homeless shelter), what specific needs do you see in our community? How do you think HOME-ARP funds could be used to address those needs?
51. Is there anything else you would like to add?
55. Thank you for taking the survey.

    If you have any questions about the survey, please call 410-638-3045, or email commdev@harfordcountymd.gov. We also invite you to join the public hearing on the County’s HOME-ARP funding on: 

    Friday, March 18 at 11:00 a.m. 
    Harford County Office of Community & Economic Development
    2021-D Pulaski Highway
    Havre de Grace, MD 21078. 

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