HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
In FY 2014, the Arlington Housing Authority (AHA) provided transitional and
permanent housing to an average of 95 participants each month, utilizing $973,500
in federal funding from the U.S. Department of HUD related to the Shelter Plus
Care, the Supportive Housing Program, and the Tenant Based Rental Assistance
grants. The AHA exhausted its homelessness and eviction prevention funding of
$289,500 within a quick 4 month
period, assisting 131 tenants.
Each year the AHA conducts
an organized Homeless Count
by coordinating and training
volunteers in the Arlington area.
This year, approximately 40 citizens
and police officers volunteered to
assist in locating the homeless in
Arlington and completed survey
questionnaires
Julie Hall, Housing Coordinator, manages
the Homeless Assistance and Homeowner
Assistance Programs (Not pictured - Steve
Brown, Human Services Specialist)
HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Arlington Housing Authority (AHA) programs assist
qualified residents to purchase a home in Arlington. The
Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) homeownership program
assists participants to realize their goal of becoming a first
time homeowner. In FY 2014, 3 HCV participates became
homeowners.
The AHA collaborates with Tarrant County Housing
Partnership Inc. directing qualified residents to housing
counseling and first-time homebuyers assistance
through the Arlington Homebuyers’ Assistance Program
(AHAP). The homebuyer receives required pre-purchase
homebuyer education and housing counseling before they
purchase a home. The program provides up to $10,000 in
down payment and closing cost assistance. This year, the
program assisted 26 homebuyers.
Another resource offered to homebuyers is the Mortgage
Credit Certificate Program. This IRS resource assists firsttime homebuyers by providing up to a $2,000 credit on
their income tax returns annually throughout the life of the
mortgage. This year the program, issued by the Arlington
Housing Finance Corporation, assisted 25 residents to
become Arlington homeowners.
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