Arlington County Unanimously

Adopts Affordable Housing

Master Plan
On Saturday, September 19th, the Arlington County Board voted
5-0 to adopt the Affordable Housing Master Plan and accept the
Implementation Framework. The Plan aims to double the supply
of affordable housing in the County to address the needs of
current and future low income households.
VIEW THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING MASTER PLAN
"We commend the County Board's vision in addressing the dire
need for affordable housing," said APAH President/CEO Nina
Janopaul. "APAH is committed to support Arlington in increasing
the amount of affordable housing from 9% of the housing stock
today to 17.7% by 2040. APAH applauds the County Board for its
leadership and the County staff for their dedication for
addressing community concerns in this robust plan."
Read more about Saturday's hearing.

APAH Residents, Mi Voz Cuenta

Share Their Stories

Mi Voz Cuenta (My Voice Counts), a new

resident-led group, joined a groundswell of
support at Saturday's capacity-filled
meeting.
"Residents told their stories about the
obstacles they overcame and how
Mi Voz Cuenta members
affordable housing helped them and their
at Saturday's meeting.
children achieve stability and success - this truly defined the human
impact of the Plan," Janopaul said.

Click here to listen to more Mi Voz Cuenta and APAH resident

speakers.

Adoption of the Plan follows a 3+ year process led by Arlington

County staff, an 18-member working group and an extensive
community outreach process, and focused on topics including
needs, future
population
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Thank
you to the
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resident.sector, community members and
partners for participating in creating this thoughtful and caring
plan.

Special thanks to Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community

Engagement (VOICE),Alliance for Housing Solutions (AHS)
and BU-GATA for their tireless work in advocating for this Plan.
Thanks to the Affordable Housing Working Group members,
including Dr. Leonard Hamlin (Chair), Michael Spotts (Vice Chair)
and Linda Kelleher, APAH's Director of Community & Resident
Relations, for their leadership.
We encourage all our supporters to stay engaged as we
move ahead to implement
this important plan.