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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) has recognized the Village of Oak Lawn as an entitlement community since 1988. The Grant Administrator for the Village of Oak Lawn is responsible for the development of the five-year Consolidated Plan and is assigned the management of all CDBG funding for the entitlement community. The overall basic goal for the CDBG program is to provide decent housing, a suitable living environment and to expand economic opportunities. The 2010 Village of Oak Lawn Consolidated Plan prepared for the CDBG program has identified the goals that will be a priority for the next five years as follows:
- Assist at risk and homeless
Assist in providing a suitable living environment and provide training to aid in economic opportunities. Provide accessible support services to the homeless and the chronic homeless with those services provided by Public action to Deliver Shelter (“PADS”)
- Community and Neighborhood improvements
Provide a suitable living environment – provide safe and improved access for the community – overall improvement of the living environment by improving the sewers, streets, streetlights, and other eligible improvements.
- Preserve the supply of safe and decent affordable housing
provide decent housing through single-family residential rehabilitation that helps to maintain the affordability of current housing stock.
- Support the provision of transportation services to seniors and handicap residents
improve the neighborhood accessibility and aid in the mobility of senior and handicapped residents.
- Provide the availability of a shared housing option
assist the elderly homeowners/occupants in maintaining independence – services provided by PLOWS Council on Aging.
- Program Management
Administer CDBG funding to meet the National Objectives – Implement and manage affordable housing, suitable living areas and public service activities.
- Further Fair Housing
the Fair Housing Administrator and Commission provide information to the community and document and investigate any complaints if needed.
 2010 Consolidated Plan / Action Plan
2010 CPAER – to follow after approved
2011 Action Plan – to follow after approved
Fair Housing Ordinance
Fair Housing Statement
Single Family Residential Rehabilitation Program
Single Family Residential Rehabilitation Program Pre-Application
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