Priority 1 - Housing and Homelessness

• Increase the number of housing units affordable to renter, particularly for elderly and for persons with disabilities
• Increase the financial assistance available for repair and maintenance of low to moderate income homeowners
• Increase the financial assistance available for moderate income renters to purchase homes
• Provide housing education, training and counseling for purchasing and repairing homes
• Provide assistance to the homeless or near homeless in the form of emergency and transitional shelter
• Support up-front planning required to design successful housing programs

Priority 2 - Economic Development

• Revitalization of downtown and commercial areas to create jobs and increase accessibility to the jobs for low to moderate income persons
• Provide planning and organizational developemnt assistance to develop and implement revitalization plans for downtown areas
• Create greater access to capital for small and micr-businesses owned by or employing low to moderate income persons

Priority 3 - Community Facilities and Services

• Increase community facilities for elderly and low to moderate income youth and their families
• Increase access to services, community centers and employment for elderly and low to moderate income youth