Miami Valley Community Action Partnership Services and Coordination

At a glance

What: The City's partnership with Miami Valley Community Action Partnership on weatherization, utility and rent assistance, home repair and financial counseling.
Where it stands: The agency briefed the commission on September 9, 2026 and asked for early involvement in housing, neighborhood and utility affordability planning; no action was taken.
Next: The agency was to meet Department of Water staff on a new initiative; the commission may coordinate advocacy on federal safety-net cuts.

Demand for energy assistance and the county prevention, retention and contingency program is rising; nearly three-quarters of that program's households are in Dayton.
About 77% of the agency's revenue is federal, and federal funding is secure only through December.
The agency sits on the City's housing policy steering committee and works with the City on the Dayton Home Repair Network (see Rental Home Repair Pilot).

Dayton City Commission Work Session 2026-09-09, YouTube auto-generated captions.

Informational presentation of the agency's 2025 annual report and services; commissioners praised the partnership and asked about rising demand and federal cuts. The agency requested early inclusion in City planning and offered to join advocacy coalitions.