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Assign job-placement manager and coordinator as coaches and mentors to address the needs.
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Act as a resource center to provide resources for the entire family.
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Partner with outside organizations to assist with human services.
Actions taken to reduce lead-based paint hazards. 91.220(k); 91.320(j)
The City and NNRHA make every effort to protect persons and the environment by following HUD’s HUD
Lead Safe Housing Rule, (24 CFR 35) governing lead-based paint hazards receiving federal assistance. In
PY 2024-2025, inspections by NNRHA lead certified staff continued to be conducted during Housing
Quality Standards (HQS) inspections and rehabilitation projects. In these instances, each homeowner or
tenant was given EPA’s pamphlet “Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home” and information
pertaining to the recognition of lead hazards in their homes.
Lead screenings conducted by NNRHA or third-party environmental firms for lead-based paint continue
to be conducted on properties purchased and rehabilitated under the CDBG and HOME Programs. Where
lead-based paint was discovered, these hazards were mitigated through paint stabilization and lead safe
repair work as well as through abatement measures.
The Lead-Safe Housing Rule under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires inspection for
lead-based paint in housing units rehabilitated with federal funds, and NNRHA strictly adheres to these
regulations. These EPA guidelines also apply to inspections or testing for houses built before 1978 which
are being reviewed by NNRHA for possible rehabilitation assistance through any federally funded
program.
NNRHA strictly enforces the application of the EPA rule dated April 22, 2010, as amended January 13,
2017. This requires the use of lead safe practices and other actions aimed at preventing lead poisoning
and applies to contractors performing renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb lead-based
paint in homes, child care facilities, and schools built before 1978. Such companies must be Repair,
Renovate and Paint Certified and must follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination. In
keeping with this rule, NNRHA requires its staff to attend related EPA training and requires all new and
existing contractors to provide documentation that they have been duly certified by EPA to undertake
lead abatement work.
Actions taken to reduce the number of poverty-level families. 91.220(k); 91.320(j)
We coordinate services with the partnering agencies listed below to assist families to become self-
sufficient.
A. Newport News Department of Human Services
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