This housing agency serves Coventry, Rhode Island.
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The Coventry Housing Authority (CHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for senior/disabled individuals.Please note: The CHA does not offer a Public Housing program for families.The CHA offers one Public Housing community with 195 units that are dedicated to senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply:1. Visit the CHA to pick up an application, located at 14 Manchester Circle, Coventry, RI, during normal office hours.2. Request that an application be mailed to you by calling 401-828-4367 during normal office hours.Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above.No preferences were noted.More information can be found by visiting the CHA website at http://www.coventryhousing.org, or by calling 401-828-4367 during normal office hours.
Coventry Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 473 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
14 Manchester Circle, Coventry, RI
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Coventry Housing Authority serves 463 low-income households. The agency manages 282 Housing Choice Vouchers and 193 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 63 percent of households served by Coventry Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 91 percent of Coventry Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 74 households and make up 16 percent of households served by Coventry Housing Authority.
There are 351 female-headed renter households living in Coventry Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 76% of those served by the Coventry Housing Authority.
| Black | 14 |
| White | 431 |
| Hispanic | 14 |
There are 245 households headed by seniors served by the Coventry Housing Authority. Senior households are 53% of households in Coventry Housing Authority housing.
There are 185 persons with disabilities living in Coventry Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 40% of households served by the Coventry Housing Authority.
The Coventry 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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