Bear Creek Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 24 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
314 Lynelle Avenue, Bear Creek, AL
(205) 468-2637Section 8 Application Checklist
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Bear Creek Housing Authority serves 23 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 23 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 48 percent of households served by Bear Creek Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 70 percent of Bear Creek Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 8 households and make up 39 percent of households served by Bear Creek Housing Authority.
There are 20 female-headed renter households living in Bear Creek Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 91% of those served by the Bear Creek Housing Authority.
| Black | 1 |
| White | 22 |
There are 11 households headed by seniors served by the Bear Creek Housing Authority. Senior households are 48% of households in Bear Creek Housing Authority housing.
There are 4 persons with disabilities living in Bear Creek Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 18% of households served by the Bear Creek Housing Authority.
The Bear Creek 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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