This housing agency serves East Providence, Rhode Island.
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East Providence Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 858 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
99 Goldsmith Avenue, East Providence, RI
Visit Website — (401) 434-7645East Providence Housing Authority serves 702 low-income households. The agency manages 470 Housing Choice Vouchers and 406 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 East Providence Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 90 percent of East Providence Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 140 households and make up 20 percent of households served by East Providence Housing Authority.
There are 498 female-headed renter households living in East Providence Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 71% of those served by the East Providence Housing Authority.
Black | 105 |
Native American | 7 |
Asian-Pacific Islander | 7 |
White | 491 |
Hispanic | 84 |
There are 358 households headed by seniors served by the East Providence Housing Authority. Senior households are 51% of households in East Providence Housing Authority housing.
There are 238 persons with disabilities living in East Providence Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 34% of households served by the East Providence Housing Authority.
The East Providence 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.
Housing options for immigrants.
Some housing programs do not have a citizenship requirement, such as Low-Income Housing Tax Credit apartments.Tangala Tonya Mcfashion says:
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