The Holyoke Housing Authority (HHA) is a public agency of the city of
Holyoke
Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, that lies between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 38,238. Located north of Springfield ...
,
that provides subsidized
public housing
Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, def ...
to low- and moderate-income families and individuals.
In the federal government model of the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It administers federal housing and urban development laws. It is headed by the Secretary of Housing and Urb ...
(HUD), HHA is a
public housing agency. As such, HHA administers federal government assistance programs and monies for locally subsidized housing.
The Housing Authority owns and operates 12 developments, which contain 821 housing units. These include Beaudoin Village, Lyman Terrace, Toepfert Apartments, Churchill Homes, Zielinski Apartments, Coughlin Apartments, Beaudry-Boucher Apartments, Falcetti Apartments, Rosary Towers, the Murphy Congregate House, and Seibel Apartments. In addition to these sites, the agency also administers 1,400
Section 8 Housing
Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 (), often called Section 8, as repeatedly amended, authorizes the payment of rental housing assistance to private landlords on behalf of low-income households in the United States. Fort Lauderdale, Florida Hou ...
Choice Vouchers for housing units in the private market.
The agency is overseen by a 5-member board of commissioners.
Four of the commissioners are appointed by the mayor and one commissioner is appointed by the Governor.
Each year the HHA awards two scholarships through the
Holyoke Community College Foundation to eligible students who are residents of public housing or Section 8 leased properties, meeting the required 12 credit enrollment for full-time students, and 6 credits for nontraditional students.
References
External links
Holyoke Housing Authority agency website
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Public housing in the United States
1938 establishments in Massachusetts
Government of Holyoke, Massachusetts