This housing agency serves Screven County, Georgia.
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Housing Authority of the County of Screven provides affordable housing for up to 14 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
100 North Elm Street, Sylvania, GA
(706) 554-2233Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of the County of Screven serves 14 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 14 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 71 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the County of Screven. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 86 percent of Housing Authority of the County of Screven households.
Working adults head 4 households and make up 29 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the County of Screven.
There are 11 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the County of Screven housing. Households headed by females are 79% of those served by the Housing Authority of the County of Screven.
| Black | 7 |
| White | 6 |
| Hispanic | 1 |
There are 7 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the County of Screven. Senior households are 50% of households in Housing Authority of the County of Screven housing.
There are 1 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the County of Screven housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 14% of households served by the Housing Authority of the County of Screven.
The Housing Authority of the County of Screven 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.
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