This housing agency serves Johnston, Rhode Island.
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The Johnston Housing Authority (JHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The JHA offers six Public Housing communities with 155 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.To apply, download the application here, then print and complete.Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to 8 Forand Circle, Johnston, RI 02919.The JHA does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: veteran, displaced by natural disaster or public action, housing being condemned, substandard housing, or disabled.More information can be found by visiting the JHA website at http://www.johnstonhousing.org/, or by calling 401-231-2007 during normal office hours.
Johnston Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 356 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
8 Forand Circle, Johnston, RI
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Johnston Housing Authority serves 302 low-income households. The agency manages 209 Housing Choice Vouchers and 150 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 66 percent of households served by Johnston Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 91 percent of Johnston Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 45 households and make up 15 percent of households served by Johnston Housing Authority.
There are 232 female-headed renter households living in Johnston Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 77% of those served by the Johnston Housing Authority.
| Black | 9 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 3 |
| White | 257 |
| Hispanic | 36 |
There are 163 households headed by seniors served by the Johnston Housing Authority. Senior households are 54% of households in Johnston Housing Authority housing.
There are 105 persons with disabilities living in Johnston Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 35% of households served by the Johnston Housing Authority.
The Johnston Housing Authority is rated as a high performer by HUD.
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