NC Housing Plan- Focus Groups & Survey
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) recently announced the development of a statewide Strategic Housing Plan for North Carolina. This Housing plan will provide a strategic guide to focus DHHS’s policies and decision-making about how to allocate resources to create and maximize community-based housing opportunities for people with disabilities who are homeless, living in an institution, or at risk of living in an institution over the next five years.
Throughout the process, NC DHHS will offer multiple ways for stakeholders to engage, provide feedback, and influence the plan’s goals and strategies. These will include focus groups, individual housing surveys, and in-person planning sessions.
Take the Housing Survey
You are invited to participate in an online survey in order to gain your perspective and feedback on the affordable and supportive housing landscape and needs in the state. These survey answers are vital and will influence the development of the strategic supportive housing plan for North Carolina. All answers will be kept anonymous.
Click Here to Take the Housing Survey
Attend a Focus Group
You are invited to participate in a focus group in order to hear your perspective and feedback on affordable and supportive housing to help us better understand the housing landscape and housing needs in the state. The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) and the North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services (NC DMH/DD/SAS) will host focus groups via ZoomGov on the following dates and times for the following groups:
August 16 • 10 - 11:30 AM • Providers
Providers: Monday, August 16th 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
August 18 • 3 - 4:30 PM • Western Region • People with I/DD
People with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities (I/DD):
Western Region: Wednesday, August 18th 3:00 p.m-4:30 p.m.
If you are a person with I/DD and the date or time for the region of the state that you live in does not work for you, you may sign up for one of the other two times listed for people with I/DD.
August 19 • 2 - 3:30 PM • Central Region • People with I/DD
Central Region: Thursday, August 19th 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.
If you are a person with I/DD and the date or time for the region of the state that you live in does not work for you, you may sign up for one of the other two times listed for people with I/DD.
August 23 • 4 - 5:30 PM (New Time) • Family Members
Family Members: Monday, August 23rd 4:00 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. (New Time)
August 26 • 6:30 - 8 PM • Eastern Region • People with I/DD
If you have any questions, please contact NCCDD Systems Change Manager Philip Woodward at [email protected] or 919-518-9525 (please leave a message).