Housing Services and Supports Videos

Housing is a critical need, and programs supported by the Office of Community Services (OCS) are working to meet it across the country. Learn more about how OCS supports housing needs by watching the videos below.

CSBG & LIHEAP Weatherization Assistance in Alaska

Increasing the energy efficiency of your home can reduce costs year-round. It can also help maintain safe and healthy living conditions for older adults, young children, and persons with disabilities. Watch to learn how RurAL CAP blended and braided Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds to support weatherization efforts in rural St. Mary’s, Alaska.

The Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Demonstration within OCS

The Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Demonstration (AHSSD) program, administered by the Office of Community Services (OCS), helps promote housing stability and self-sufficiency by providing funding to owners and operators of affordable housing units to help strengthen, expand, and enhance the crucial wraparound services provided to their residents.

OCS Spotlight: Missouri Affordable Housing and Employment

In this Office of Community Services (OCS) Spotlight we feature East Missouri Action Agency. Using Community Economic Development Funds, The East Missouri Action Agency developed their own construction company to provide affordable housing and high-quality employment opportunities in their community. This novel approach to creating jobs while addressing housing issues is creating a pathway to long term change through career training.

OCS Spotlight: Utah Housing Mediation

In this Office of Community Services (OCS) Spotlight we feature Utah Community Action. In 2021, they implemented a Housing Mediation program with Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) funds to help address the dramatic effects of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations in Utah. This program now reaches urban and rural beneficiaries statewide, working to keep children and families in their homes.

How CSBG funds are supporting Clean Energy & Affordable Housing in Wisconsin

With a focus on the impact of climate change on communities with low incomes, this video highlights some of the important services CSBG-funded programs provide to individuals, families, and communities — like in Wisconsin, where West CAP is using clean, renewable energy sources to make housing and utilities more affordable.

CSBG Disaster Relief Efforts: Floods — A Texas Spotlight

With a focus on the impact of floods on low-income communities, this video highlights some of the important services CSBG-funded programs provide to individuals, families, and communities in Texas.

CSBG Disaster Relief Efforts: Hurricane Florence — A North Carolina Spotlight

With a focus on the impact of hurricanes on low-income communities, this video highlights some of the important services CSBG-funded programs provide to individuals, families, and communities in North Carolina.

CSBG Disaster Relief Efforts: Wildfires and Heat Domes—An Oregon Spotlight

With a focus on the impact of wildfires and heat domes on low-income communities, this video highlights some of the important services CSBG-funded programs provide to individuals, families, and communities in Oregon.