This housing agency serves Walsenburg, Colorado.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Walsenburg (HACW) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The HACW offers one public housing community with 129 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply:1. Visit the HACW to pick up an application, located at 220 Russell St, Walsenburg, CO 81089 during normal office hours.2. Request an application be mailed to you by calling (719) 738-2720 during normal office hours.Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above. Be sure to include copies of these documents with your application: birth certificates, social security cards, and photo IDs for all adult household members.The HACW does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: live and or work in the City of Walsenburg, or enrolled in a job or educational training program in the City of Walsenburg.For more information the HACW can be reached by calling (719) 738-2720 between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm Monday-Friday.
Housing Authority of the City of Walsenburg provides affordable housing for up to 129 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
220 Russell Street, Walsenburg, CO
(719) 738-2720Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of the City of Walsenburg serves 112 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 112 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 73 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Walsenburg. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 88 percent of Housing Authority of the City of Walsenburg households.
Working adults head 17 households and make up 16 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Walsenburg.
There are 68 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the City of Walsenburg housing. Households headed by females are 61% of those served by the Housing Authority of the City of Walsenburg.
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 55 |
| Hispanic | 56 |
There are 59 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the City of Walsenburg. Senior households are 53% of households in Housing Authority of the City of Walsenburg housing.
There are 31 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the City of Walsenburg housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 28% of households served by the Housing Authority of the City of Walsenburg.
The Housing Authority of the City of Walsenburg 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.
Housing options for families with immigrants.
If the head of household is a citizen or eligible immigrant, you can still qualify for HUD programs with a citizenship requirement.Eileen Savarese says:
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