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The Greenwood Housing Authority (GHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The GHA offers one Public Housing community with 36 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from 1 to 3 bedrooms.To apply, visit the GHA office to pick up a pre-application, located at 319 W Cedar St., #1, Greenwood, AR 72936, 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 GHA 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 In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list.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 GHA office at (479) 996-4661 from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.
Greenwood Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 36 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
319 West Cedar Street, Greenwood, AR
(479) 996-4661Section 8 Application Checklist
DownloadKeep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online
Greenwood Housing Authority serves 36 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 36 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 56 percent of households served by Greenwood Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 78 percent of Greenwood Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 7 households and make up 22 percent of households served by Greenwood Housing Authority.
There are 28 female-headed renter households living in Greenwood Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 78% of those served by the Greenwood Housing Authority.
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There are 15 households headed by seniors served by the Greenwood Housing Authority. Senior households are 42% of households in Greenwood Housing Authority housing.
There are 12 persons with disabilities living in Greenwood Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 36% of households served by the Greenwood Housing Authority.
The Greenwood Housing Authority is rated as a high performer by HUD.
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