This housing agency serves Gloucester, Massachusetts.
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The Gloucester Housing Authority (GHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The GHA offers two public housing communities with 89 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply:1. Visit the GHA to pick up an application, located at 259 Washington St., P.O. Box 1599, Gloucester, MA 01931 during normal office hours.2. Download the application here, then print and complete.Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above. If claiming a preference, be sure to include documentation.The GHA does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: live and/or work in Gloucester, displaced by natural forces, displaced by public action, displaced by government action, victims of domestic violence, employed, elderly, or disabled.More information can be found by visiting the GHA website at http://www.ghama.com, or by calling 978-281-4770 during normal office hours.
Gloucester Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 722 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
259 Washington Street, Gloucester, MA
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Gloucester Housing Authority serves 712 low-income households. The agency manages 638 Housing Choice Vouchers and 87 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 77 percent of households served by Gloucester Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Gloucester Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 242 households and make up 34 percent of households served by Gloucester Housing Authority.
There are 541 female-headed renter households living in Gloucester Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 76% of those served by the Gloucester Housing Authority.
| Black | 36 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 7 |
| White | 612 |
| Hispanic | 64 |
There are 270 households headed by seniors served by the Gloucester Housing Authority. Senior households are 38% of households in Gloucester Housing Authority housing.
There are 163 persons with disabilities living in Gloucester Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 23% of households served by the Gloucester Housing Authority.
The Gloucester Housing Authority is rated as a standard performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
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