The mission of Community Development is to improve the community by providing decent and affordable housing as well as expanding economic opportunities for persons of low- and moderate-income. This mission is accomplished through programs and activities that address the locally defined needs identified in the Consolidated Plan and listed below:

1. Neighborhood revitalization.
2. Home ownership assistance for low-income households.
3. Housing rehabilitation assistance for low-income, owner-occupied households
4. Permanent housing for special needs clientele, including:
   1. Chronically homeless.
   2. Mentally ill.
5. Programs to increase self-sufficiency of low-income people
6. Case management for low-income persons, including:
   1. Homeless and homeless prevention services.
   2. Services for victims and perpetrators of domestic violence and abuse.
   3. Substance abuse services.
   4. Services for the mentally ill.
7. Affordable housing for households at or below 50 percent of the median family income, including:
   1. Rental assistance.
   2. Subsidized units.
   3. Security deposits.
8. Transitional housing for:
   1. Families.
   2. Singles.
9. Public services for at-risk youth, abused and neglected children, children from low-income households, and public facilities to expand those services.
10. Public facilities and improvements that expand the capacity of services provided to:
    1. Physically or developmentally disabled.
    2. Victims of domestic abuse.
11. Accessibility improvements.
12. Expanded transportation opportunities for low-income persons.
13. Emergency shelters for the homeless.