Kelley Street Garden 2023

The Kelley Street Garden will be opening up applications again for 2023. If you receive a voucher from HRHA, you are eligible to have your own garden bed and participate in gardening activities.

There are a number of benefits involved, including…

  • Growing your own freshly grown vegetables
  • Cooking with food that you have grown yourself
  • less money spent on eating out
  • building relationships with other residents and master gardeners
  • learning activities about gardening for both youth and adults, and much more!

Important Dates:

April 1st- Harvest Preparation Day

April 15th- Planting Day

If you are interested in participating, please submit the interest form below as soon as possible, as the number of garden beds are limited.

 

Kelley Street Garden Interest Form

Please complete this form to request a raised garden bed at the Kelley St Garden. Priority will be given to those who live near the garden and can commit to taking care of the garden. If selected, you will be required to sign in commitment to the Garden Guidelines. April 1, 2023- Kelley Street Garden Harvest Preparations April 15, 2023- Kelley Street Garden Planting Day

Statewide Day of Action & Prayer

PLAN TO ATTEND THIS SATURDAY’S STATEWIDE DAY OF ACTION & PRAYER

Please be advised that Steering Committee Members of Harrisonburg Rockingham Living Wage Campaign, a project of Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, and Michael Wong, Executive Director of Harrisonburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority, are planning a Vigil for Housing Justice. This Vigil will be held on the parking lot of HRHA at 286 Kelly Street on Saturday, January 21, 2023 @2:00 PM .

 

Virginia has an affordable housing crisis. Very low-income families spend more than half their incomes on housing. Approximately 29 percent of families spend more than 30percent of their incomes on housing. Rents have increased dramatically, and home prices have skyrocketed,making the American dream of home ownership out of reach for many families. Thousands of families are on wait-lists for public housing programs and evictions are rapidly increasing the number of people who are homeless.

 

Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, in collaboration with Virginia Organizing, are organizing actions around Virginia to highlight the need for affordable housing in the Budget.

VICPP and Virginia Organizing believe Virginia’s budget should include the following allocations for affordable housing:

$75 million to the Virginia Housing Trust Fund to build more affordable housing and help prevent homelessness.

$738 million to the Housing Stability Fund to fund a rental voucher program to assist families with low incomes.

$12.5 million to the Virginia Eviction Reduction Program (VERP) to reduce evictions with short-term financial assistance to at-risk renters or homeowners.

We look forward to seeing you at the Vigil.

 

As Always,

Ramona Sanders

Steering Committee Member

Harrisonburg Rockingham Living Wage Campaign

 

HRHA Board of Commissioners Strategic Planning Meeting Notice

The Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority will hold a special strategic planning meeting on January 26, 2023, from 3:00-7:00 pm. This meeting will be held in the Lucy F. Simms Center conference room at 620 Simms Ave, Harrisonburg, VA 22802.

HRHA Offices will be closed on December 29th & 30th

HRHA offices will be closed to the public on December 29 and December 30. HRHA residents of Franklin Heights, Commerce Village and Lineweaver Apartments should call (540) 432-3921 with work order requests during those days.

Sentara Healthcare Grant Announcement

The Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority (HRHA) is happy to announce that we have been awarded $23,174 in funding from Sentara Healthcare for our Skilled Career and Job Training initiative. These funds will benefit our Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) participants in their efforts to make progress in several aspects of their lives, including financial wellness, higher educational achievements, higher incomes, and more job opportunities. It is no secret that higher education can come at a high financial cost. This grant will cover tuition and provide laptops for FSS participants to use for their studies.

“The recent Sentara Healthcare grant award is another excellent example of a shared vision with a critical community agency on assisting and supporting families in bridging gaps and providing opportunities for success. Special thanks to all the past and current staff, community partners, and FSS participants for the program improvements.”

– Executive Director Michael Wong

About Sentara

Sentara Healthcare celebrates more than 130 years in pursuit of its mission – “we improve health every day.” Sentara is an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system with approximately 30,000 employees (including 1,375 physicians and advanced practice providers), 12 hospitals in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina and the Sentara Health Plans division which serves over 950,000 members. Sentara is recognized nationally for clinical quality and safety, and is strategically focused on innovation and creating an extraordinary health care experience for our patients and members. Sentara was named to IBM Watson Health’s “Top 15 Health Systems” in 2021 and 2018, and was recognized by Forbes as a “Best Employer for New Grads” and “Best Employer for Veterans” in 2022, “Best Employer for Women” in 2020, and one of “America’s Best Employers” in 2018.

2022 Public Comment Notice

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Harrisonburg HRHA Board of Commissioners April Meeting Notice

Update: HRHA Board of Commissioners Meeting time has been moved from 4:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Pursuant to Harrisonburg City Code Section 2-2-6, the City of Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority will hold a meeting on April 19, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. In the City Council Chambers, 409 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA.

The agenda will be posted at https://harrisonburg-va.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.

Interested parties may watch the Council meeting, including the public hearing, on Public Education Government Channel 3 or on the City’s website, https://harrisonburg-va.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.

HRHA Applicant, Resident, and Landlord Portal Now Open

We are happy to announce that our new portal is now live for applicants, residents, and landlords use. HRHA’s waitlist is now open and accepting new applications through the portal. To access the portal, click here.

We at HRHA would like to thank you for your patience during our transition to this new software. This software will better help applicants, residents, and landlords at HRHA. This software will allow online access to apply, update personal information, complete the application certification process, and pay rent. These new features will help improve client access, increase communication, and enhance ease for all its users.

HRHA Waiting List to Open March 1, 2022

We are excited to announce that HRHA will open up its waiting list and accept applications again on March 1.

We at HRHA would like to thank you for your patience during our transition to this new software. This software will better help residents, landlords, and service providers for HRHA. This software will allow online access to apply, update personal information, complete the application certification process, and pay rent. These new features will help improve client access, increase communication, and enhance ease for all its users.

 

Harrisonburg HRHA Board of Commissioners February Meeting Notice

Pursuant to Harrisonburg City Code Section 2-2-6, the City of Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority will hold a meeting on February 16, 2022 at 400 p.m. In the City Council Chambers, 409 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA.

Please note that in accordance with an Emergency Continuity of Governance Resolution adopted by City Council on January 11, 2022, members of the public are not permitted in Council Chambers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but are encouraged to participate and express their views electronically by emailing comments to  wongway@harrisonburgrha.com.

The agenda will be posted at https://harrisonburg-va.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.

Interested parties may watch the Council meeting, including the public hearing, on Public Education Government Channel 3 or on the City’s website, https://harrisonburg-va.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.