National Community Development Week 2023

National Community Development Week’s main objective is to educate Congressional members on the importance of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and its impact and the need for increased program funding while celebrating the 49^th anniversary of the CDBG. National Community Development Week will be held April 10-14, 2023 and provides the perfect opportunity to cement the importance of CDBG. The CDBG Program provides annual funding and flexibility to local communities to provide decent, safe and sanitary housing, a suitable living environment and economic opportunities along with the HOME Program that provides funding to local communities to create decent, safe, affordable housing opportunities for low-income persons.

To begin the National Community Development Week, Mayor Rickenmann proclaimed the week of April 9^th as Community Development week and April as National Fair Housing and Financial Literacy Month.

Who: City Council members, the Community Development Department, City officials and community partners.

What: The Community Development Department to hold National Community Development Week from April 10 through April 14.

• Monday, April 10- Friday, April 14: National Community Development Week; video posted on City’s YouTube channel.

 

• Wednesday, April 12: Community Development will volunteer at Harvest Hope on from 1pm-3pm

 

• Thursday, April 13: Community Development alongside Richland County Community Development will host “ Know Your Tenant Rights” Virtual Workshop from 6pm-7pm (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/know-your-tenant-rights-tickets-600578375087)

When: Starting Monday, April 10 through April 14, 2023

Where: Multiple locations

*During the month of April, Community Development alongside the Code Enforcement and Public Works Department will be implementing “Columbia Clean-Up”. This month long initiative is to encourage communities and neighborhoods to clean-up their streets. Starting Friday, March 31^st and ending on Thursday, April 27^th. Dumpsters will be placed throughout a Council district, along trash pick-up routes and the public will be able to utilize these dumpsters to clean up their areas.

 

District 1 | 3/31-4/6

District 2 | 4/7-4/13

District 4 | 4/14-4/20

District 3 | 4/21-4/27