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Committee on Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications - Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands Close About Us History Functions and Structure FY 2026 Budget Honor Roll Rules of the 36th Legislative Youth Advisory Council Application Careers Archives Legislative Archives Tours × St. Thomas Senators  St. John Senators  St.Croix Senators  Districts All Senators St. Croix St. Thomas - St. John Senator at Large × Committees Committee of the Whole Budget, Appropriation and Finance Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports, and Parks Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure and Planning Economic Development and Agriculture Education and Workforce Development Government Operations, Veteran Affairs and Consumer Protection Health, Hospitals and Human Services Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications Rules and Judiciary Session Folder × No event found! Calendars Bi-Weekly Senate Calendar Session Agenda × General Senators Committees Media Calendars Contact Committee on Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications The Committee on Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications has scheduled a meeting on Friday, March 28, 2025, at 9:00 A.M. in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall to receive testimony on the following. BLOCK I Overview and discussion on the Virgin Islands Housing Authority’s operational, fiscal, and human resources status, as well as the outlook for affordable housing supply and demand. Updates will cover the Housing Choice Voucher Program, Emergency Housing Vouchers, public housing, renovations, senior housing, and resident empowerment programs. Invited Testifier: Dwayne Alexander, Executive Director, Virgin Islands Housing Authority LUNCH BLOCK II Discussion on the current status of homeownership programs across the territory and the outlook for affordable housing and homeownership. The progress of home repair programs, the status of emergency housing initiatives managed by the Authority, and the status of programs aimed at addressing housing instability. Testimony from non-profits entities will address housing instability, the health of organizations supporting affected individuals, collaboration with government agencies, and suggestions for improvement. The session will also include a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats) analysis of the housing landscape and efforts to provide solutions. Invited Testifiers: Eugene Jones, Executive Director, Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority Andrea Shillingford, Executive Director, Catholic Charities of the Virgin Islands Dan Derima, Executive Director, Meeting the Needs of The Community, Inc. Dr. Suzanne Darrow-Magras, Board Secretary, VI Continuum of Care + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: affordable housing , Andrea Shillingford , Board Secretary , Catholic Charities of the Virgin Islands , Community , Dan Derima , Dwayne Alexander , emergency housing , Eugene Jones , Executive Director , government agencies , home repair , homeownership programs , Housing Choice Voucher Program , housing instability , human resources , Inc. , public housing , resident empowerment programs , senior housing , Suzanne Darrow-Magras , SWOT , VI Continuum of Care , Virgin Islands Housing Authority , Virgin Islands Housing Authority’s , Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority Date Mar 28 2025 Expired! Time 9:00 am Location Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall Charlotte Amalie Category Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications Organizer Senator Marvin A. Blyden Phone (340) 774-0880 Email mblyden@legvi.org Quick Links Home Senators Committees Media News Contact Important Links Revised Organic Act of 1954 (PDF) 36th Oath of Office Booklet 100 Day Report Rules of the 36th Public Information or Archives Request Search for: Follow Follow Follow Follow