Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · Feb 26, 2026

HHCAB Committee Meeting (Home Sharing)

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Overview of HHCAB February Meeting Post-It Note Results · The team reviewed Home Sharing ideas generated by the full HHCAB board on February 2, 2026, with dots indicating the number of times board members recommended prioritizing each idea.
- Home Sharingin progressHome Sharing ideas generated by the full HHCAB board on February 2, 2026 were reviewed; dots signified the number of times a board member recommended prioritizing each idea.
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Staff Update · Staff reported that the Affordable Housing Strategic Plan was adopted by Council on February 17, 2026. Staff also reported that a written follow-up response to questions raised at the December 2, 2025 HHCAB presentation was shared with Council on December 19, 2025 and again on January 9, 2026, including Home Sharing information and relevant resource links.
- Affordable Housing Strategic PlanapprovedThe Affordable Housing Strategic Plan, presented to Council by consultant TPMA on November 4, 2025, was adopted by Council on February 17, 2026.
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Discussion of Next Steps · The Strategy Team reached consensus on a focused, small-scale approach centered on information sharing and gathering. Next steps identified include leveraging existing county materials, coordinating with Fairfax County staff, participating in the April 2026 Village Expo (with a table for Home Sharing information), conducting website traffic analysis and an interactive interest survey at the Expo, collecting contact information, having staff follow up with the City Attorney on liability concerns, and notifying HHCAB leadership in advance of Expo participation.
- Village Expoin progressThe Strategy Team identified the April 2026 Village Expo as a strategic starting point to provide Home Sharing information, conduct an interest survey, and collect contact information; HHCAB leadership notification and advance approval were noted as required.

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Home Sharingin progress
Home Sharing is an initiative of the Alexandria Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board (HHCAB) exploring whether the city should develop a program to facilitate residents sharing their homes, particularly targeting older adults in single-family detached housing. The concept was first taken up by a dedicated Home Sharing Strategy Team in October 2025, when HHCAB, joined by representatives from Fairfax Village in the City, evaluated two approaches—passive outreach versus hands-on program development—and recommended a phased, data-driven approach to test community interest over 6–12 months, with NVRC identified as a potential regional partner.
- What are the outcomes and next steps from the July 6, 2026 HHCAB Regular Meeting strategy team update and the July 21, 2026 Home Sharing Committee Meeting?
- When and how will expanded outreach to the Senior Center, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and GMU student groups be conducted?
Affordable Housing Strategic Planapproved
The City of Fairfax Affordable Housing Strategic Plan is a strategic framework developed with consultant TPMA to guide future study, prioritization, and policy development related to housing affordability. The process involved review by the Housing and Human Services Advisory Board (HHCAB), which submitted final comments to TPMA by September 9, 2025, focusing on performance indicators and county-city collaboration.
- Housing Trust Fund guidelines, application, and scoring tool were presented to City Council on July 14, 2026 — formal Council action or outcome on those guidelines is not yet recorded in the material.
- The plan's three goals include development, preservation, and (implicitly) other uses such as rental assistance and first-time homebuyer assistance; processes for the latter two have not yet been…
Village Expoin progress
The Village Expo (held April 10, 2026, at Sherwood Community Center) was identified by the HHCAB Home Sharing Strategy Team as a strategic starting point for community engagement on home sharing. Planning began at the February 26, 2026 committee meeting, where the team reached consensus on a small-scale, information-sharing approach centered on a table at the Expo, an interest survey, and contact collection.
- What follow-up actions, if any, will the Home Sharing Strategy Team take based on the survey results and contact information collected at the Expo?
- How will the team address awareness as an identified barrier to home sharing, given the preliminary nature of the small sample?

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