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Since 1986, Norristown has received Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The primary objectives of the CDBG program are to provide decent housing, a suitable living environment and expand economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons and neighborhoods.

HUD requires the Municipality to develop a Consolidated Plan every five years to guide the programming of CDBG funds. HUD encourages towns to consult with interested parties including agencies, groups, organizations, income-eligible persons and other interested parties. The Consolidated Plan will describe the Municipality’s housing needs, non-housing community development needs and homelessness needs. Your responses to the following survey will help us prepare those summaries and describe our strategies for addressing those issues during the next five years.

In addition to the Consolidated Plan, the Municipality is also preparing an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI).  The goal of the AI is to collect data to determine the current state of Fair Housing compliance, identify any impediments to Fair Housing, and make recommendations to address those impediments.  The Federal Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to discriminate in housing because of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability/handicap, family status, etc. 

This is an anonymous survey.  Responses will be summarized and individual responses will not be shared.  Please complete this survey only once. The survey will remain open until March 1, 2020. Please forward a link to this survey to anyone else that you feel would be interested in participating.

Thank you for your time and participation!

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* 1. How would you best describe yourself?

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* 2. How would you describe your current involvement in the Norristown community? 

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* 3. Please tell us in which District you reside:

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* 4. What is the name of your neighborhood? 

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* 5. What is your zip code? 

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* 6. Please rank the most common HOUSING problems your community faces using the choices below:

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* 7. Listed below are general types of activities addressed by various programs in Norristown.  Please rank how important these activities are to the LOW AND MODERATE INCOME PERSONS in your community.

Low Income is defined as a household whose income does not exceed 50 percent of the median income for the area. Moderate Income is defined as a household whose income is between 50 percent and 80 percent of the median income for the area.  

Below are the current HUD income limits for Low and Moderate Income households: 

Household Size 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Moderate Income Limit (80%) 50,500 57,700 64,900 72,100 77,900 83,650 89,450 95,200
Low Income Limit (50%)  31,550 36,050  40,550  45,050  48,700  52,300   55,900  59,500

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* 8. Please tell us how important each of the following is to you and/or your community by ranking each activity or program.

Homeownership:

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* 9. Please tell us how important each of the following is to you and/or your community by ranking each activity or program.

Affordable Rental Housing:

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* 10. Please tell us how important each of the following is to you and/or your community by ranking each activity or program.

Housing for Persons with Special Needs:

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* 11. Please tell us how important each of the following is to you and/or your community by ranking each activity or program.

Infrastructure:

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* 12. Please tell us how important each of the following is to you and/or your community by ranking each activity or program.

Community Services for Low and Moderate Income Persons:

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* 13. Please tell us how important each of the following is to you and/or your community by ranking each activity or program.

Public Facilities for Low & Moderate Income Neighborhoods:

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* 14. Please tell us how important each of the following is to you and/or your community by ranking each activity or program.

Homelessness:

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* 15. Please tell us how important each of the following is to you and/or your community by ranking each activity or program.

Elimination of Blight:

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* 16. For your household, please indicate the following:

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* 17. Do you own or rent your home?

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* 18. Please select the type of home you live in:

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* 19. Which of the following are the most important reasons you decided to live in your neighborhood?

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* 20. How safe do you feel walking in your neighborhood during the day time?

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* 21. How safe do you feel walking in your neighborhood at night?

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* 22. If you had a choice, would you continue to live in Norristown?

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* 23. Have you ever been homeless?

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* 24. If yes, what led to your homelessness?

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* 25. Please check any programs you or people you know would be interested in:

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* 26. How long have you lived in your current housing?

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* 27. Which of the following describes your current status?

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* 28. Please check your highest level of education:

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* 29. Do you consider yourself Hispanic or Latino?

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* 30. What race or cultural group do you consider yourself to be a part of?

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* 31. What is your household’s yearly income range (from all sources)?

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* 32. What is your age?

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* 33. Do you currently live in senior housing?

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* 34. If so, what type? (For example: restricted, assisted, etc.) 

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* 35. Do you intend to move in the near future?

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* 36. If so, why? (For example: to be near family, physical needs, etc.) 

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* 37. Could you afford assisted living if it were necessary?

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* 38. Has your residence been modified for any disability?

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* 39. Have you ever considered or applied for a reverse (HECM) mortgage?

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* 40. Discrimination in housing comes in many forms. It is often difficult to detect. Both federal and state laws make it illegal to deny housing to a person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or familial status.

During the past five years, have you looked for a new place to live?

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* 41. If you answered yes, did you have trouble finding safe, quality housing that you could afford in a neighborhood you would like to live in?

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* 42. If you had trouble finding safe, quality housing what caused the difficulty?

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* 43. Have you ever been discriminated regarding access to the following: 

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* 44. If you answered yes, please check the reason you think may have caused the unfair treatment you received (Check all that apply):

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* 45. If you felt you were treated unfairly when seeking housing, did you report the incident to:

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* 46. If you did not report the incident, why not?

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* 47. Have you ever seen housing discrimination in advertising?  Example: “No children” or “Female applicants only.”

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* 48. If yes, please check if this was for:

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* 49. Do you feel there is adequate information, resources and training on the Fair Housing Act, which protects people from discrimination when they are renting or buying a home, getting a mortgage, seeking housing assistance, or engaging in other housing-related activities.

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* 50. In your opinion, what is the best way to communicate to the community about fair housing issues?

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* 51. Please enter your email address if you would like notifications when CDBG Public Hearings are scheduled and documents are available for public review:

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