For Immediate Release: April 20, 2023

The Alexandria Community Services Board is holding a public hearing to receive comment on the needs of Alexandrians with mental illness, developmental and intellectual disabilities or a substance use dependency. TThe hearing will be held Thursday, May 11 at 6:30 p.m. at 4850 Mark Center Drive, Room 1301, the new location of the Department of Community and Human Services. Free parking is available.  Please proceed to the lobby for hearing room information.

See the proposed FY24-25 Performance Contract at alexandriava.gov/DCHS. This contract provides for the funding of services offered directly or contractually by the CSB in a manner that ensures accountability and quality of care for clients participating in services and implements the mission of supporting individuals by promoting recovery, self-determination and wellness in all aspects of life.

For further information, to sign up to speak or to send in comments, contact Erica Vasquez at 703.746.3523 or email erica.vasquez@alexandriava.gov.

The CSB is a group of 12 volunteers appointed by the City Council to oversee publicly funded services for Alexandrians with a mental illness, developmental or intellectual disabilities or a substance use dependency. CSB policies and programs are implemented and managed by the City’s Department of Community and Human Services.

For inquiries from the news media only, contact CSB Executive Director Phil Caldwell at

phil.caldwell@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3380.

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact Maurice Tomdio at maurice.tomdio@alexandriava.gov or call 571.384.5244, Virginia Relay 711.

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