Canton City Community Development

On Friday, the Community Development team volunteered with Habitat for Humanity Women Build. Our team assisted in hanging siding on the newest Habitat home. for Humanity East Central Ohio

On behalf of the Canton Community Development Department, we would like to thank Mayor Sherer and the City of Canton for their continued support.

Did you know 34,150 fair housing complaints were filed in the United States in 2023? Which is the most complaints that have been filed since the Act was enacted. 52.61% of the complaints were based on housing discrimination due to disability.
Did you know that if you receive social security benefits due to a disability and receive your funds after rent is due, you can request a reasonable accommodation to pay your rent after receiving your funds?
Did you know that if you have an assistance animal due to a disability, your housing provider cannot deny you the right to have it and cannot make you pay a pet deposit or pet fee? You are permitted to provide your housing provider with a letter from a third party that can verify your disability and the need for the assistance animal. You do not have to provide a letter if your disability is visible.
If your housing provider has denied a reasonable accommodation request, please call our office at 330.438.4133 to file a fair housing complaint.

Are you looking to purchase your 1st home? Canton Community Development, in conjunction with the Community Building Partnership, assists qualified first time homebuyers with up to $5,000 assistance to be used towards down payment and closing costs at a 0% interest rate deferred loan, forgiven at the end of five years.

What has Community Development done to assist the residents of Canton?

How can Canton Community Development help homeowners?

Our Minor Home Repair Program assists in correcting one minor home repair, which, if neglected, could adversely affect the health, safety and welfare of low-to-moderate income homeowners.

April is Fair Housing Month! It is the 57th anniversary of the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968. The Fair Housing Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1968, 7 days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in selling, renting, and financing housing and other housing-related activities based on race, s*x, color, religion, disability, family status, and national origin.

If you need more information regarding housing discrimination, please contact the Canton Fair Housing office at 330.438.4133.

It's National Community Development Week!
Enacted by Congress in 1974 under the Housing and Community Development Act and signed into law by President Gerald Ford on August 22, 1974, the program officially turned 50 on August 22, 2024. The Act consolidated eight federal programs into one block grant – CDBG – and sent decision making for issues to local governments. CDBG provides funding to communities across the country to address infrastructure, economic development, housing, disaster recovery, and other community needs. The program provides local communities like Canton with the flexibility to design and implement strategies tailored to meet local needs and priorities.

Join us at the Back to School Giveaway and Community Resource Fair on Friday, August 9th at the Edward "Peel" Coleman Center from 12pm-3pm for food, fun and back to school giveaways.