This housing agency serves Fort Fairfield, Maine.
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The Fort Fairfield Housing Authority (FFHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The FFHA offers one public housing community for families, and one public housing community dedicated to senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply:1. Visit the FFHA to pick up an application, located at 18 Fields Lane, Fort Fairfield, ME 04742, during normal office hours.2. Download the application here, then print and complete.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, proof of all income, divorce papers if applicable, marriage certificate if applicable, and photo IDs for all adult household members.The FFHA does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: employed, disabled, elderly, or live and/or work in Fort Fairfield.More information can be found by visiting the FFHA website at http://www.ffha.org, or by calling 207-476-5771 during normal office hours.
Fort Fairfield Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 213 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
18 Fields Lane, Fort Fairfield, ME
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Fort Fairfield Housing Authority serves 208 low-income households. The agency manages 152 Housing Choice Vouchers and 81 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 66 percent of households served by Fort Fairfield Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 83 percent of Fort Fairfield Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 47 households and make up 23 percent of households served by Fort Fairfield Housing Authority.
There are 147 female-headed renter households living in Fort Fairfield Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 71% of those served by the Fort Fairfield Housing Authority.
| Black | 4 |
| Native American | 2 |
| White | 202 |
There are 72 households headed by seniors served by the Fort Fairfield Housing Authority. Senior households are 35% of households in Fort Fairfield Housing Authority housing.
There are 49 persons with disabilities living in Fort Fairfield Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 24% of households served by the Fort Fairfield Housing Authority.
The Fort Fairfield 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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