2022 Aging and Disability Affordable Housing Community Needs Assessment

Are you an older person or an adult with a disability? If so, tell us what you think about the City’s housing services for your community by participating in the 2022 Aging and Disability Affordable Housing Needs Assessment.

The Needs Assessment relies on community input to evaluate the affordable housing system and recommend improvements over the next three years.  We also welcome participation by caretakers and community organizations.

Take our survey before July 15

Take the survey in English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Russian, or Vietnamese. This survey is voluntary and all information you provide will remain confidential. Your survey answers will not impact your access to services. 

Attend an in-person or virtual forum

Register here. All forum events provide language interpretation (English, Cantonese, Spanish).
View Forum flyer. English | 中文  | Español 

Virtual forum -  6/16/2022, 12:00–1:30 pm (English, Cantonese, Spanish)

The forum will be conducted online using Zoom. Closed captioning will be available in English. Please notify DAS of any other accommodations you may need by submitting your registration at least 72 hours in advance of the event.

• Zoom Meeting Link: https://bit.ly/3kZGcNe
• Meeting ID: 852 7849 4428
• Passcode: 164807

In-person forums

All forums will be held at ADA accessible venues. You must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination and wear a facial mask at all times.

• Bayview Senior Services, 1751 Carroll Avenue: 6/15, 2:00–3:30 p.m. (English, Cantonese, Spanish)
• South Sunset Senior Center (Self-Help for the Elderly), 2601 40th Avenue: 6/22, 3:00–4:30 p.m. (English, Cantonese, Spanish)
• Curry Senior Center, 333 Turk Street:  6/23, 2:00–3:30 p.m. (English, Cantonese, Spanish)
• OnLok 30th Street, 225 30th Street: 6/24, 10:00–11:30 a.m. (English, Cantonese, Spanish)

For questions or to request reasonable accommodations, contact Sarah Moss at smoss@communityboards.org or (415) 226-9687. 

Deaf Community Focus Group  

Join our in-person focus group in July on the City's affordable housing services. The focus group will be conducted in American Sign Language. We'll email selected participants by June 24th. Sign up. 

Housing resources

• DAS Benefits and Resources Hub, SFHSA's service center for older people, adults with disabilities, and veterans.
• Mayor’s Office on Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) helps you apply for affordable housing or get assistance.
• Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) helps you find available shelter, housing, and related resources.

About the Affordable Housing Needs Assessment and Pipeline Report

The Department of Disability and Aging Services (DAS) conducts the Affordable Housing Needs Assessment every three years to understand the housing needs for low and moderate-income older people and adults with disabilities and recommend improvements to the affordable housing system.

The 2022 Affordable Housing Needs Assessment report—the City’s first—will be released in October.  The report will be based on community input from a citywide survey, community forums, focus groups, and in-depth interviews, as well as on population and service data.

The Needs Assessment is conducted in partnership with the Mayor’s Office on Housing and Community Development (MOHCD), the Mayor’s Office on Disability (MOD), the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH), and the SFHSA Planning Department. NOTE: Although DAS conducts the Needs Assessment, SFHSA does not provide housing.