Public Housing Agency

Community Planning and Outreach Workshops

We are looking to build collaborative relationships with all community organizations and businesses that participate in federal funding programs administered by PHCD for successful community development.  There are significant impacts to the funding programs that we need to share with you.

Please attend the workshop for your funding category to share thoughts on how the process can be improved. 

• CAC Special Meetings-To Be Announced
• Housing (small developments) - February 22, 2012 PHCD Board Room 1407 NW 7 Street, Miami, FL 33125
• Housing (large developments) - February 23, 2012- PHCD Board Room 1407 NW 7 Street, Miami, FL 33125
• Economic Development - February 28, 2012- OTV 1st Floor Conference Room, 701 NW 1 Court, Miami, FL 33136
• Public Service - February 29, 2012- OTV 1st Floor Conference Room, 701 NW 1 Court, Miami, FL 33136
• Public Facilities & Capital Improvement - March 1, 2012- OTV 1st Floor Conference Room, 701 NW 1 Court, Miami, FL 33136

For more information, please call 786-469-2219.

Send your comments

Public Housing and Community Development (PHCD) hereby advertises its proposed Public Housing Agency (PHA) Plan for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 , Proposed Capital Fund Program Budget  and revisions to the Admissions and Occupancy Policy (ACOP)  and Section 8 Administrative Plan  (1 MB).  The documents will be available for review during a 45-day comment period from 1/11/2012 through 2/24/2012 at PHCD’s website and offices.

Please send written comments during the comment period to:
PHCD, PHA Plan Comment, 701 N.W. 1st Ct, 16th Floor, Miami, Florida 33136, Attn: Executive Director; or email comments to: PHAPublicComment@miamidade.gov.

Regional Meetings
Resident Council members and residents of Public Housing Developments are invited to attend Regional Meetings to discuss the proposed 2012-2013 PHA Plan with PHCD staff.

Participate in the PHA plan Public Hearing

The Public Housing Agency (PHA) Plan public hearing will be held at the Economic Development and Social Services Committee meeting on 4/11/2012, at 9:30 a.m., at the Commissioner’s Chamber, 111 N.W. 1 St. Miami, Florida 33128.

Help Shape Our Community's future. FY 2013-2017 Consolidated Plan.

Public Housing and Community Development (PHCD) is required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to submit a Consolidated Plan every five years to establish community development priorities for the next five years.  As part of this planning process, PHCD will facilitate four county-wide workshops to obtain input from the community on their priorities. You may email your comments regarding priorities for the FY 2013-2017 Consolidated Plan to us directly. Please send them to PHCD-CP@MIAMIDADE.GOV.

• January 19th workshop flyer (English, Spanish and Creole) 
• January 21st workshop flyer (English, Spanish and Creole) 

Public Housing and Community Development (PHCD) will be making an adjustment to its utility allowance effective January 1, 2012. This adjustment is due to changes in utility rates determined by the utility companies. The new utility allowance will take effect on the resident’s next rent adjustment review or reexamination.

PHCD maintains records that document the basis on which the utility allowance has been established and revised. These records are located at your site manager’s office, where residents can request a copy of the schedule and/or inspect them during business hours. The deadline to submit written comments to your site manager on the proposed adjustment is November 30, 2011.

The grant provides funding to local public housing authorities to hire and maintain service coordinators who will assess the needs of residents and coordinate services available in the community, including employment opportunities and other supportive services, with the goal of achieving economic independence and housing self-sufficiency.

Help for healthcare prescriptions

The Florida Discount Drug Card Program is designed to lower the cost of prescriptions for Florida residents who have no drug insurance coverage. You may qualify if you are age 60 and older or if you are under age 60 with a total family income under 300 percent of the federal poverty level. For more information, call 1-866-341-8894 (TTY 1-866-763-9630).

Money-saving programs for our residents

• The Link-Up and Lifeline Florida Assistance Programs are designed to ensure that all residents of Florida have affordable access to telephone service and connections in their homes. Customers of participating telecommunications providers can now apply online using the Public Service Commission Secure On-line Application Form.
• Miami-Dade County's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is currently assisting income eligible residents with payment of their gas and / or electric bill.  Applications are available at  Service Centers.