This housing agency serves Barry County, Christian County, Dade County, Dallas County, Greene County, Lawrence County, Polk County, Stone County, Taney County, Webster County, Missouri. Service does not extend to Springfield, Missouri.
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| Open Until Further Notice: Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
The Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open until further notice.There are two ways to apply:1. Download and print the application online. 2. Visit the OACAC Neighborhood Center in the county where you live, or at the OACAC Central Office in Springfield. You can find your Neighborhood Center for each county on this web page.Preferences will be given to applicants residing in those ten counties listed above.Qualified applicants will be sorted by preference and then placed on waiting list by date and time of application submission.
Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation provides affordable housing for up to 588 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
215 South Barnes Avenue, Springfield, MO
Visit Website — (417) 864-3440Section 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
Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation serves 588 low-income households. The agency manages 619 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 65 percent of households served by Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 98 percent of Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation households.
Working adults head 70 households and make up 12 percent of households served by Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation.
There are 476 female-headed renter households living in Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation housing. Households headed by females are 81% of those served by the Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation.
| Black | 29 |
| Native American | 12 |
| White | 523 |
| Hispanic | 18 |
There are 305 households headed by seniors served by the Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation. Senior households are 52% of households in Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation housing.
There are 246 persons with disabilities living in Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 42% of households served by the Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation.
Prepare to pay a fee to apply for units that accept Section 8 vouchers.
While there is no charge for Section 8 applications, a private landlord may charge a fee to apply for an available unit.Jacqueline Armstrong Sanders says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a great website to search for affordable housing nationwide."