This housing agency serves Gurdon, Arkansas.
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The Gurdon Housing Authority (GHA) is currently accepting Public Housing pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The GHA offers one Public Housing community with 32 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 401 S 2nd St., Gurdon, AR 71743, from 8:00 am until 3:00 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 3:00 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 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 In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list.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 (870) 353-2507 from 8:00 am until 3:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Gurdon Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 32 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
401 South 2nd Street, Gurdon, AR
(870) 353-2507Section 8 Application Checklist
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Gurdon Housing Authority serves 29 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 29 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 50 percent of households served by Gurdon Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Gurdon Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 5 households and make up 20 percent of households served by Gurdon Housing Authority.
There are 15 female-headed renter households living in Gurdon Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 55% of those served by the Gurdon Housing Authority.
| Black | 17 |
| White | 10 |
| Hispanic | 1 |
There are 17 households headed by seniors served by the Gurdon Housing Authority. Senior households are 60% of households in Gurdon Housing Authority housing.
There are 7 persons with disabilities living in Gurdon Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 27% of households served by the Gurdon Housing Authority.
The Gurdon Housing Authority is rated as a standard 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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