Sisterhood Agenda Stands Firm on Affordable Housing Amid Baltimore County Funding Challenges

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Sisterhood Agenda, Inc., a 30-year nonprofit leader in community-based projects, including sustainable affordable housing, responds to recent challenges with Baltimore County regarding its HUD-funded PARKS Holistic Housing project. Despite following all procedures and receiving multiple approvals for project expenses, Sisterhood Agenda has faced halted reimbursements and newly introduced procedural hurdles. The nonprofit emphasizes fairness, transparency, and public trust as essential to moving affordable housing forward.

“Affordable housing is not a favor that can be given and withdrawn based on someone’s personal whim. It’s a responsibility. Families, communities, and public trust depend on predictable, fair processes.

Sisterhood Agenda remains committed to ensuring every decision, every action, and every project serves the people we were invited to help.”
 Angela D. Coleman, Founder and President, Sisterhood Agenda, Inc.

Baltimore County filed a Complaint against Sisterhood Agenda, Inc.

Sisterhood Agenda, Inc. (“Sisterhood Agenda”) strongly rejects Baltimore County’s recent claim that Sisterhood Agenda breached its HUD HOME CHDO grant agreement, a false allegation that originated from Savanna Weber aka Savanna Lee, a resident with personal interest in Sisterhood Agenda’s project site.

Sisterhood Agenda, Inc. will continue to make fair housing a priority while advocating for affordable housing, individual and government agency accountability.

To date, Sisterhood Agenda has not received clear, contractually grounded notice identifying any material breach that would justify termination or repayment under the governing agreement.

Baltimore County approved all project expenses before reimbursement to Sisterhood Agenda, Inc.

Sisterhood Agenda has, at all times, acted in good faith and in material compliance with the terms of the HUD HOME CHDO grant agreement administered by Baltimore County for its housing development, PARKS Holistic Housing. The grant operates on a reimbursement basis, requiring Sisterhood Agenda to incur preapproved project expenses and then submit documentation for review and reimbursement. Baltimore County reviewed, approved, processed, and paid multiple reimbursement requests submitted by Sisterhood Agenda pursuant to this structure.

The expenses now being challenged were previously submitted, reviewed, and approved for payment by the County under its established procedures. If Baltimore County believed these expenses were noncompliant, it had both the authority and the responsibility to raise those concerns before approving and disbursing grant funds.

Different procedures, rules, and processes for Sisterhood Agenda, Inc.

Sisterhood Agenda relied on the County’s approvals in continuing its development activities and financial commitments. Over time, however, additional procedural layers were introduced. Previously approved reimbursements were subjected to re-review. Meetings, including scheduled technical assistance and progress meetings were missed, included a scheduled HUD Conciliation Conference with the HUD Conciliator. Communications stalled. Funding was paused, and eventually terminated, without clear process or explanation.

Abruptly halting reimbursements, re-reviewing previously approved and paid draws, and subsequently seeking recovery of those funds has placed Sisterhood Agenda in an untenable position and undermines the predictability necessary for nonprofit housing development.

Sisterhood Agenda maintains that Baltimore County’s decision to suspend reimbursements, terminate the grant, and initiate litigation is premature and inconsistent with grants administration for HUD-funded housing programs.  HUD contracts and regulations, particularly in areas like fair housing and CHDO affordable housing, place a strong emphasis on curative actions, mediation, and settlement negotiations to resolve disputes informally before initiating termination or legal action.

For nonprofit organizations, particularly those led by women and serving historically underrepresented communities, equitable access to public processes is essential. The integrity of government institutions depends on consistent application of rules, transparent communication, and freedom from external influence.

Sisterhood Agenda believes that public confidence is strengthened when government partners apply standards uniformly and resolve disputes cooperatively rather than through escalation. Affordable housing should not depend on shifting administrative interpretations or unpredictable enforcement. It should depend on fairness.

Sisterhood Agenda, Inc. stands firm

Sisterhood Agenda, Inc. remains committed not only to fulfilling the goals of its HUD-funded housing project but also to upholding public trust, as we have for over 30 years. Families waiting for affordable, accessible homes rely on predictable processes and consistent support from government partners.

We stand firm in our mission to ensure that every decision, every process, and every action in Sisterhood Agenda’s affordable housing development serves the community faithfully and responsibly.