Veronica Sherrod

The Annual PHA Plan for the Housing Authority of the City of East Saint Louis serves as a roadmap for its operations, programs, and services, focusing on providing quality and affordable housing and fostering economic self-sufficiency for low-income families. Key strategic objectives include maximizing and increasing the availability of affordable housing units through renovation, new development, and leveraging mixed-finance and RAD conversion initiatives. The plan prioritizes targeting assistance to specific family types, promoting resident self-sufficiency through various programs, and upholding fair housing principles through non-discrimination, reasonable accommodations, and ongoing analysis of impediments. It also details planned modernization, demolition, and development projects, alongside efforts to secure grants and enhance energy efficiency.

This Annual PHA Plan for the Housing Authority of the City of East Saint Louis outlines the organization's mission to provide quality, affordable housing and foster economic self-sufficiency. Key objectives include providing decent, safe, and sanitary housing, encouraging resident self-sufficiency, achieving income deconcentration, promoting fair housing, maintaining high service standards, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The plan details strategies for addressing housing needs through renovation, new development, mixed-finance housing, and targeted assistance for low-income, elderly, and disabled families. It also includes initiatives such as the Jobs Plus Grant, Energy Performance Contract, and plans for modernization, demolition, and conversion of units.

This document serves as a formal certification of compliance for the Public Housing Agency (PHA) Plan, covering the 2024-2028 five-year period and the 2024 annual plan. The plan's strategic direction is underpinned by a commitment to adhere to federal regulations, including consistency with comprehensive housing affordability strategies, consultation with Resident Advisory Boards, and full compliance with civil rights laws such as Title VI, the Fair Housing Act, Section 504, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Key focus areas include affirmatively furthering fair housing, ensuring proper site-based waiting list policies, and maintaining compliance with various administrative, financial, and environmental requirements, thereby ensuring the PHA's programs are implemented ethically and legally.

This document serves as a certification by a State or Local Official, affirming that the Housing Authority of the City of East St. Louis's 5-Year PHA Plan for fiscal years 2024-2028 and/or Annual PHA Plan for fiscal year 2024 is consistent with the Consolidated Plan or State Consolidated Plan. This consistency includes adherence to the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice or Assessment of Fair Housing, as applicable to the local jurisdiction.