Help is available for eligible Anne Arundel County residents at risk of imminent eviction or foreclosure: Eviction Prevention Program and Foreclosure Prevention Counseling.
Arundel Community Development Services, Inc. is a unique nonprofit organization committed to creating affordable housing opportunities and improving the lives of low income individuals through community development. ACDS directly implements several homeownership and rental programs and acts as a developer, funding administrator, and project manager for a variety of affordable housing and community development initiatives alongside our many partners.
Our mission is to:
Chartered by Anne Arundel County in 1993 to manage and carry out the County’s federal housing and community development programs, ACDS provides a variety of direct assistance, including homeownership counseling, foreclosure prevention counseling, downpayment and closing cost assistance, accessibility modifications, property rehabilitation and affordable rental units to County residents.
ACDS is also an experienced steward of public funds with a proven track record adhering to federal regulations and financial management standards for programs such as CDBG, HOME, ESG, Continuum of Care and HOPWA. We manage a portfolio of grants and loans to a variety of community nonprofit organizations, group home providers, homeless agencies and low-income housing developers.
As a private nonprofit organization, ACDS successfully applies for a variety of federal, State and local funds. We have been able to expand our scope of services while keeping a relatively trim staff and low overhead cost. According to our most recent audit, ACDS expenditures on administration activities totaled just 13% of our total budget, compared to the industry average of 20%.
Governed by a 13 member Board of Directors and led by a Chief Executive Officer with over 15 years in the housing and community development field, ACDS employs full-time professionals who work together to implement the mission of the Corporation.