SLO County to hold community feedback events on how to use affordable housing funds
San Luis Obispo County’s top agency on homelessness is looking for the community’s help charting its next five years,
In the county’s 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan — a guide for the use of federal funds to address housing and community development needs in the region — the county expects to allocate around $15 million for affordable housing, community development, and public services, according to a news release from the county.
To spend that money the most effectively, the county is holding a series of Community Development Needs Assessment Workshops over the course of September, the release said.
The county has also made an anonymous survey covering the same topics available through midnight Oct. 6, according to the release.
The six public workshops will be held at the following locations:
- Sept. 17, 6 p.m.: Morro Bay Community Center, 1001 Kennedy Way, Morro Bay
- Sept. 18, 6 p.m.: Paso Robles Council Chamber, 1000 Spring St., Paso Robles
- Sept. 23, 6 p.m.: Atascadero Library- Martin Polin Community Room, 6555 Capistrano Ave., Atascadero
- Sept. 25, 6 p.m.: South County Regional Center, 800 W. Branch St., Arroyo Grande
- Sept. 30, 6 p.m.: Department of Social Services – Room 101, 3433 S. Higuera St. San Luis Obispo
- Oct. 2, noon: Countywide virtual meeting on Zoom
Feedback gathered at these workshops will be used to identify the community’s most pressing housing and community development needs, outlining strategies to address theme along the way, the release said.
The county’s 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and annual Action Plans are required by the the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to receive Community Development Block Grant , HOME Investment Partnerships Program , and Emergency Solutions Grant funds, according to the release.
A public hearing and presentation on the Community Development Needs Assessment will take place during the Board of Supervisors meeting on October 22, 2024, at the Katcho Achadjian Government Center in San Luis Obispo, with a full assessment coming in early 2025, according to the release.
“We really rely on the community’s input to guide us in tackling the housing challenges and other pressing needs here in San Luis Obispo County,” San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services Division Admin Services Manager George Solis said in the release. “Your feedback isn’t just helpful—it’s essential. We make better decisions on how to use these resources when the whole community gets a say.”
