Housing Authority of the City of McRae provides affordable housing for up to 66 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
109 West Willow Creek Lane, McRae-Helena, Georgia
(912) 868-6634Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of the City of McRae serves 62 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 62 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 68 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of McRae. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 92 percent of Housing Authority of the City of McRae households.
Working adults head 24 households and make up 40 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of McRae.
There are 52 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the City of McRae housing. Households headed by females are 84% of those served by the Housing Authority of the City of McRae.
| Black | 47 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 12 |
| Hispanic | 2 |
There are 11 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the City of McRae. Senior households are 19% of households in Housing Authority of the City of McRae housing.
There are 6 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the City of McRae housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 11% of households served by the Housing Authority of the City of McRae.
The Housing Authority of the City of McRae 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.
Section 8 vouchers can be moved to another area.
Once certain conditions are met, a Section 8 voucher may be transferred to another area (known as "porting").Sandra Lewis-Kidd says:
"I received daily updates from Affordable Housing Online on waiting list openings not only in my city, but also other states and cities accepting applications. I was able to apply, and was actually chosen for the Section 8 housing lottery!"