This housing agency serves Alma, Michigan.
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The Alma Housing Commission (AHC) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applciations for families and senior/disabled individuals.The AHC offers one Public Housing community with 94 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply: 1. Visit the AHC to pick up a pre-application, located at 400 E. Warwick Dr., Alma, MI 48801; from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm, and 1:30 pm until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.2. Download the pre-application here, then print and complete.Once the pre-application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above. Be sure to include copies of documentation for any preferences that are being claimed.The AHC does have a preference for: Applicants that live and/or work in Alma, veteran, working family, involuntarily displaced, substandard housing, rent burden.More information can be found by visiting the AHC website, or by calling (989) 463-4200 from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm, and 1:30 until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Alma Housing Commission provides affordable housing for up to 158 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
400 East Warwick Drive, Alma, MI
(989) 463-4200Section 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
Alma Housing Commission serves 143 low-income households. The agency manages 67 Housing Choice Vouchers and 93 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 Alma Housing Commission. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 84 percent of Alma Housing Commission households.
Working adults head 55 households and make up 39 percent of households served by Alma Housing Commission.
There are 120 female-headed renter households living in Alma Housing Commission housing. Households headed by females are 84% of those served by the Alma Housing Commission.
| Black | 1 |
| Native American | 1 |
| White | 130 |
| Hispanic | 10 |
There are 45 households headed by seniors served by the Alma Housing Commission. Senior households are 32% of households in Alma Housing Commission housing.
There are 34 persons with disabilities living in Alma Housing Commission housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 24% of households served by the Alma Housing Commission.
The Alma Housing Commission 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 persons with disabilities.
Many housing programs have apartments or properties restricted to residents with disabilities, including Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with DisabilitiesCeleste Law says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a great source of information, and is very helpful in answering questions about Section 8 and Public Housing."