4538356 Public Oversight Roundtable Notice on “District of Columbia’s Community Services Block Grant Program”
-
Council of the District of Columbia
Committee on Human Services
PUBLIC OVERSIGHT ROUNDTABLE
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 116, Washington, D.C. 20004
THE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
Councilmember JIM GRAHAM, Chairperson
ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC OVERSIGHT ROUNDTABLE ON
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA’s COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
THURSDAY, September 26, 2013 -- 2:00 P.M.
THE JOHN A. WILSON BUILDING
1350 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.
ROOM 120
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004
Councilmember Jim Graham, Chairperson of the Committee on Human Services, announces a Public Oversight Roundtable on the “District of Columbia’s Community Services Block Grant Program.” The roundtable will be held on Thursday, September 26, 2013, at 2:00 p.m., in Room 120 of the John A. Wilson Building.
The Community Services Block Grant Program provides funds to alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty in the District of Columbia. In accordance with the federal Community Services Block Grant Act (42 USC 9901 et seq), the Committee convenes this roundtable to receive public comment on the District’s plan for Community Services Block Grant activities. The Committee will hear from the Department of Human Services, as well as the United Planning Organization in its capacity as a community action agency.
Those who wish to testify or have questions regarding the roundtable should contact Malcolm Cameron of the Committee on Human Services by e-mail at mcameron@dccouncil.us or by telephone at (202) 724-8191. E-mail contacts to Mr. Cameron should include the residential ward, full name, title, and affiliation -- if applicable -- of the person(s) testifying. Witnesses should bring 15 copies of their testimony to the roundtable. Representatives of organizations will be allowed a maximum of five (5) minutes for oral presentation and individuals will be allowed a maximum of three (3) minutes for oral presentation.
If you are unable to testify at the roundtable, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Human Services, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 116, Washington, D.C. 20004, no later than 6:00 p.m., Monday, October 7, 2013, when the official record will close.
