This housing agency serves Camden, Arkansas.
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As of July 2017, the Camden Housing Authority (CHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.
To apply, call the CHA office to schedule an appointment to submit a pre-application at (870) 836-9309, from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm CT, Monday-Thursday; and from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm on Fridays.
Preferences have not been identified.
Important note: Applicants will receive a confirmation number when either applying, or being placed on the waiting list, depending on housing authority policy. It is important to keep that number in a safe, easy to access place. It will be needed any time when referencing your pre-application with the housing authority.
If any application information changes from the time the original was submitted (such as contact information, income, and household members), inform the housing authority immediately. In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, the applicant's name may be terminated from the waiting list. Please contact the housing authority to find out its policy on updating pre-application information.
For more information, call the office at (870) 836-9309 from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm.
Camden Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,050 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
800 Monroe Avenue, Camden, AR
Visit Website — (870) 836-9309Camden Housing Authority serves 885 low-income households. The agency manages 531 Housing Choice Vouchers and 477 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 67 percent of households served by Camden Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 92 percent of Camden Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 354 households and make up 40 percent of households served by Camden Housing Authority.
There are 761 female-headed renter households living in Camden Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 86% of those served by the Camden Housing Authority.
Black | 788 |
White | 89 |
Hispanic | 9 |
There are 194 households headed by seniors served by the Camden Housing Authority. Senior households are 22% of households in Camden Housing Authority housing.
There are 132 persons with disabilities living in Camden Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 15% of households served by the Camden Housing Authority.
The Camden Housing Authority is rated as a high 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.
Housing options for persons with disabilities.
Many housing programs have apartments or properties restricted to residents with disabilities, including Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with DisabilitiesAshley Prince says:
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