Options for Community Living provides affordable housing for up to 75 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
2100 Middle Country Road, Centereach, NY
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Options for Community Living serves 63 low-income households. The agency manages 75 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 91 percent of households served by Options for Community Living. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 100 percent of Options for Community Living households.
Working adults head 3 households and make up 6 percent of households served by Options for Community Living.
There are 44 female-headed renter households living in Options for Community Living housing. Households headed by females are 70% of those served by the Options for Community Living.
| Black | 16 |
| White | 37 |
| Hispanic | 10 |
There are 30 households headed by seniors served by the Options for Community Living. Senior households are 48% of households in Options for Community Living housing.
There are 52 persons with disabilities living in Options for Community Living housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 84% of households served by the Options for Community Living.
Affordable housing is for both families and individuals.
There is no requirement to have family members or children to live in affordable housing. Single persons are eligible for housing.Kara Jensen says:
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