Information Bulletin #341 from Steve Gold,s Treasured Nuggets of Information, September 15, 2011
Last year, HUD issued two categories of Mainstream Vouchers for non-elderly persons with disabilities. As many of you know, there were only 1,000 vouchers in Category 2, which was targeted to provide rental assistance to assist persons transitioning out of institutions. HUD awarded these vouchers randomly and therefore many Public Housing Authorities which applied did not receive any Category 2 vouchers.
Many disability advocates worked with their Public Housing Authorities to encourage them to apply and even to assist in writing the application.
HUD is in the process of developing guidelines for the awarding of new vouchers issued pursuant to the Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2010. There will be both tenant-based vouchers and project-based vouchers.
Advocates will yet again have both to urge their PHA to apply and to help them.
Listed below by State are all of the 143 PHAs which applied for the Category 2 Mainstream Vouchers. These PHAs (and you, their advocates) should be encouraged once again to be ready to apply for the new vouchers.
In a separate Information Bulletin we will provide the list of PHAs which applied for Category 1 Mainstream Vouchers, which were targeted to any non-elderly person with a disability without regard to institutionalization.
If either no PHA in your State applied OR if your specific PHA did not apply for a category 2 voucher, you should begin NOW to contact them.
If sugar and honey do not work, and obviously those are the sweetest way to proceed, look at the previous Information Bulletin #340 (HUD Points Out Olmstead Enforcement Options) for the hammer approach! Yes, if necessary, the gloves will come off.
Steve Gold, The Disability Odyssey continues
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VOUCHERS CATEGORY 2 IN FY 2009
Alabama - None applied.
Alaska - None applied.
Arizona - None applied.
Arkansas - Benton Public Housing Authority, AR PHA
California - Sonoma County Community Development Commission CA PHA, Orange County Housing Authority CA PHA, Solano County Housing Authority CA PHA, County of Nevada CA PHA, Housing Authority of the County of Fresno CA PHA, Housing Authority of the County of Santa Clara CA, PHA Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana CA PHA, Vacaville Housing Authority CA PHA, Oakland Housing Authority CA PHA, Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara CA PHA, Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura CA PHA, Housing Authority of the County of San Diego CA PHA, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles CA PHA, Housing Authority of the County of Alameda CA PHA, Housing Authority of the County of Marin CA PHA, Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz CA PHA, Housing Authority of the City of Fresno CA PHA, Pasadena Community Development Commission CA PHA
Colorado - None
Connecticut - Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport CT PHA, West Hartford Housing Authority CT PHA, Connecticut Department of Social Services CT PHA
Delaware - Delaware State Housing Authority DE PHA
D. C. - None
Florida - Collier County Housing Authority FL PHA, Miami Dade Public Housing Agency FL PHA
Georgia - Georgia Department of Community Affairs GA PHA, Housing Authority of the City of Decatur, Georgia GA PHA, The Housing Authority of the City of Augusta, GA PHA, Housing Authority of the City of Macon GA PHA, Housing Authority of Savannah GA PHA
Hawaii - None
Idaho - None
Illinois - Housing Authority of the Village of Oak Park IL PHA, Housing Authority of the County of Cook IL PHA, Springfield Housing Authority IL PHA, Chicago Housing Authority IL PHA
Indiana - Indianapolis Housing Agency IN PHA, Logansport Housing Authority IN PHA, Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority IN PHA
Iowa - Region XII Regional Housing Authority IA PHA
Kansas - None
Kentucky - Kentucky Housing Corporation KY PHA
Louisiana - Housing Authority of East Baton Rouge Parish LA PHA, Jefferson Parish Housing Authority LA PHA
Maine - None
Maryland - Housing Authority of Prince George's County MD PHA, Baltimore County Department of Social Services Housing Office PHA, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development PHA, Housing Authority of Baltimore City MD PHA, Howard County Housing Commission MD PHA, Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County, MD PHA, Ripley County Public Housing Agency MO PHA, Housing Authority of the City of Frederick MD PHA
Massachusetts - Barnstable Housing Authority MA PHA, Commonwealth of Massachusetts PHA, Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood Development MA PHA, Franklin County Regional Housing and Redevelopment Authority PHA
Michigan - Michigan State Housing Development Authority MI PHA, Flint Housing Commission MI PHA, Grand Rapids Housing Commission MI PHA, Mount Pleasant Housing Commission MI PHA, Livonia Housing Commission MI PHA, Traverse City Housing Commission MI PHA
Minnesota - None
Mississippi - None
Missouri - St. Francois County Public Housing Agency MO PHA. North East Community Action Corporation MO PHA St. Charles County Government MO PHA Housing Authority of Kansas City Missouri MO PHA
Montana - Commerce, Montana Department of MT PHA
Nebraska - None
Nevada - Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority NV PHA
New Hampshire - None
New Jersey - Housing Authority of Bergen County NJ, PHA Housing Authority of Bergen County NJ, PHA Monmouth County Public Housing Agency NJ PHA, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs NJ PHA
New Mexico - None
New York - Binghamton Housing Authority NY PHA, Belmont Shelter Corp. as agent for Erie County PHA Consortium NY PHA, Amsterdam Housing Authority NY PHA, NYS Housing Trust Fund/DHCR NY904 NY PHA
North Carolina - Greensboro Housing Authority NC PHA, The Housing Authority of The City of Durham NC PHA, Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington, N. C NC PHA
North Dakota - Fargo Housing and Redevelopment Authority ND PHA
Ohio - Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority OH PHA, Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority OH, PHA Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority OH, PHA Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority OH PHA, Licking Metropolitan Housing Authority OH PHA, Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority OH PHA, Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority OH PHA, Athens Metropolitan Housing Authority OH PHA, Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority OH PHA, Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority OH PHA, Sandusky Metropolitan Housing Authority OH PHA, Warren Metropolitan Housing Authority OH PHA
Oklahoma - Housing Authority of the City of Tulsa OK PHA
Oregon - Housing Authority of Washington County OR PHA, Linn-Benton Housing Authority OR PHA, Housing Authority of Jackson County OR PHA, Housing Authority of the City of Salem OR PHA, Columbia Gorge Housing Authority OR PHA, Housing Authority of Portland OR PHA
Pennsylvania - Allegheny County Housing Authority PA PHA, Reading Housing Authority PA PHA, Montgomery County Housing Authority PA PHA, Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh PA PHA, Housing Authority of the County of Dauphin PA PHA, Bucks County Housing Authority PA PHA
Rhode Island - Housing Authority of the City of Pawtucket RI PHA, Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation RI PHA
South Carolina - None
South Dakota - None
Tennessee - Memphis Housing Authority TN PHA
Texas - Tarrant County Housing Assistance Office TX PHA, Housing Authority of the City of Denton TX PHA, Housing Authority of the City of Fort Worth TX PHA, Housing Authority of the City of Austin TX PHA, Housing Authority of the City of San Antonio TX PHA, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs TX PHA
Utah - Housing Authority of Salt Lake City UT PHA, Housing Authority of the City of Ogden UT PHA, Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake UT PHA, Housing Authority of Utah County UT PHA
Vermont - None
Virginia - Virginia Housing Development Authority VA PHA, Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority VA PHA, PWC Office of Housing and Community Development VA PHA, Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority VA PHA, Accomack-Northampton Regional Housing Authority VA PHA, City of Martinsville VA PHA, Roanoke Redevelopment & Housing Authority VA PHA, Chesapeake Redevelopment & Housing Authority VA PHA, Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority VA PHA, Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority VA PHA, Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority VA PHA, City of Virginia Beach VA PHA
Washington - Housing Authority of the City of Tacoma WA PHA, Housing Authority of Thurston County WA PHA, Housing Authority of Snohomish County WA PHA, Housing Authority of the City of Yakima WA PHA, Housing Authority City of Bellingham WA PHA, King County Housing Authority WA PHA, Housing Authority of the City of Bremerton WA PHA, Housing Authority of Skagit County WA PHA, Housing Authority of the City of Vancouver WA PHA, Housing Authority of the City of Longview WA, PHA Housing Authority of the County of Clallam WA PHA, Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority WA PHA, Seattle Housing Authority WA PHA, Spokane Housing Authority WA, PHA Housing Authority City of Kelso WA PHA
West Virginia - None
Wisconsin - Milwaukee County WI PHA
Wyoming - None
Total Category 2 PHA = 143