This housing agency serves Port Jervis, New York.
Port Jervis Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 75 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
Monday | 9:00am-4:00pm |
Tuesday | 9:00am-4:00pm |
Wednesday | 9:00am-4:00pm |
Thursday | 9:00am-4:00pm |
Friday | 9:00am-4:00pm |
39 Pennsylvania Avenue, Port Jervis, NY
(845) 856-8621Port Jervis Housing Authority serves 71 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 71 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 72 percent of households served by Port Jervis Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Port Jervis Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 17 households and make up 24 percent of households served by Port Jervis Housing Authority.
There are 46 female-headed renter households living in Port Jervis Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 65% of those served by the Port Jervis Housing Authority.
Black | 4 |
White | 55 |
Hispanic | 12 |
There are 48 households headed by seniors served by the Port Jervis Housing Authority. Senior households are 69% of households in Port Jervis Housing Authority housing.
There are 14 persons with disabilities living in Port Jervis Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 20% of households served by the Port Jervis Housing Authority.
The Port Jervis 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.
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