This housing agency serves Forrest City, Arkansas.
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The Forrest City Housing Authority (FCHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The FCHA offers two Public Housing communities with 393 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from studios to 5 bedrooms.To apply, visit the FCHA office to pick up a pre-application, located at 805 Mann Street, Forrest City, Arkansas 72335, from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm CT, Monday-Friday.Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards and birth certificates for all household members, proof of all income, and photo IDs for all adult household members.The FCHA does not have a preference. Applicants will be placed on the waiting list by the date and time the pre-application is received.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 of your application information changes from the time you submitted the original pre-application (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 In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list.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 FCHA office at (870) 633-7929 from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.
Forrest City Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 386 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
805 Mann Avenue, Forrest City, AR
(870) 633-7929Section 8 Application Checklist
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Forrest City Housing Authority serves 340 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 340 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 Forrest City Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 84 percent of Forrest City Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 108 households and make up 32 percent of households served by Forrest City Housing Authority.
There are 265 female-headed renter households living in Forrest City Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 78% of those served by the Forrest City Housing Authority.
| Black | 326 |
| Native American | 3 |
| White | 10 |
| Hispanic | 3 |
There are 64 households headed by seniors served by the Forrest City Housing Authority. Senior households are 19% of households in Forrest City Housing Authority housing.
There are 64 persons with disabilities living in Forrest City Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 19% of households served by the Forrest City Housing Authority.
The Forrest City 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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