Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher
Program: The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, funded by
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is the
largest program administered by SHA. It assists eligible
low-income families to obtain decent and affordable housing by
providing tenant-based rental subsidies in the private
marketplace. Each family pays approximately 30-40 percent of their
adjusted monthly income toward the contract rent and utilities and
the subsidy covers the rest. In addition to the 4585 families
served in our regular Section 8 Program, SHA offers the following
"set-aside" Section 8 Programs:
170 Mainstream Vouchers for People with Disabilities.
700 Welfare-to-Work Vouchers to assist families to make
the transition from public assistance to self-reliance.
100 Family Unification Vouchers to assist families who
are separated due to the lack of adequate housing.
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HOME Program: This tenant-based
rental assistance program is modeled after SHA's successful
Section 8 Program. HOME is funded by HUD grants awarded to the
City of Spokane. Rental subsidies for HOME participants generally
have a two-year time limit.
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Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program: SHA offers two HOPWA programs, both
funded by HUD. The first is a formula-based program administered
by the Washington State Dept. of Community, Trade and Economic
Development and serves approximately 10 families in 12 Eastern
Washington counties. The second, a competitive grant program
administered by Spokane County, provides assistance to about 25
families in seven Eastern Washington counties. Both programs offer
long and short term tenant-based housing assistance for low income
persons with HIV, AIDS or related diseases, and their
families.
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Low Rent Public Housing
Program: SHA owns and manages 125 units in this HUD-funded,
project-based program - 50 units at the Parsons Apartments in west
downtown Spokane, and 75 single family homes and duplexes located
throughout Spokane County. Tenants pay 30 percent of their
adjusted monthly income for rent and utilities, allowing families
to live in decent, safe and sanitary housing at a cost not
possible in the private marketplace. Applicants undergo an
in-depth screening process for eligibility and
suitability.
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Moderate
Rehabilitation Projects: SHA provides rental assistance
through three Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Moderate Rehabilitation
Projects, all located in downtown Spokane. The SRO apartment
complexes serve homeless single adults, 26 percent of whom are
disabled. The average annual income of this population is
$4,036.
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Work Experience / Volunteer /
Intern Program: This program is open to SHA clients, referrals
from other organizations and students from local colleges. Program
participants gain valuable workplace experience and help SHA
expand its services to the community. Since 1995, this win-win
program has provided over 8,630 hours of volunteer and intern
experience. SHA has hired two client volunteers and two community
volunteers as full-time staff
members. Contact Cindy at 252-7133, for info regarding this
program.
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ROSS TA Resident Opportunity and Self
Sufficiency Technical Assistance Program: The ROSS T/A program
provides technical assistance to public housing residents to link
residents with supportive service, to help public housing
residents develop businesses and participate in job training
programs to enable them to become self sufficient. ROSS TA also
enables PHAs and nonprofit organizations to deliver supportive
services to the elderly and persons with disabilities residing in
public housing. All ROSS TA activities are aimed at improving
delivery of ROSS program resources to enable public housing
residents to become and remain self sufficient.
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