Department of Housing & Community Development Despite working amidst a global pandemic and with only one third of our team (four persons) for most of the year, the Housing & Community Development Department provided the following services to Pokagon Citizens: • 89 Families were provided with Tribal Housing at Edawat Villages, Watervliet, and Paw Paw • 11 Families leased Pokagon Band lots at Dowagiac Edawat for personal owned homes • 64 Citizens leased space at Chinodin Self-Storage • 1,700+ Monthly Statements and Rental Payments processed • 14 Citizen Families (55% increase from last year) purchased a home using Down Payment Assistance • 43 Households received Monthly Rental Assistance • 21 Households (60% increase from last year) utilized Indian Health Service Well and Septic Program
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