Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority: Difference between revisions

From Cvillepedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(CHRA purchase)
Line 14: Line 14:


==2010 funding==
==2010 funding==
In December 2010, the [[Charlottesville Area Community Foundation]] awarded CRHA $10,000 for salary support for a resident services coordinator position<ref>{{cite-progress|title=More than $500,000 in grants awarded|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2010/dec/15/more-500000-grants-awarded-ar-716701/|author=|pageno=|printdate=December 15, 2010|publishdate=December 15, 2010|accessdate=December 15, 2010|cturl=}}</ref>. .  
In December 2010, the [[Charlottesville Area Community Foundation]] awarded CRHA $10,000 for salary support for a resident services coordinator position<ref>{{cite-progress|title=More than $500,000 in grants awarded|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2010/dec/15/more-500000-grants-awarded-ar-716701/|author=|pageno=|printdate=December 15, 2010|publishdate=December 15, 2010|accessdate=December 15, 2010|cturl=}}</ref>.  
 
==2012 funding==
{{as of|2011|10|3|alt=On October 3, 2011}}, Council will be asked to decide if it wants to allocate $140,000 in the Charlottesville Housing Fund towards the purchase of two properties in order to redevelop them as part of the CRHA master plan. One is located at 204 8th Street NW and will be purchased for $60,000. The other is 210 8th Street NW and will be purchased for $80,000. Both sales are well under assessment. The ultimate goal is to develop the whole block, even though the city does not own all of it yet. The city cannot directly purchase the properties, but will buy them on behalf of a non-profit. <ref>{{cite web|title=Allocation of Charlottesville Housing Funds Towards the Purchase of Properties on 8th Street and Page St. - $140,000|url=http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/20111003-CHF-allocation-report.pdf|author=Kathy McHugh|work=|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=October 3, 2011|accessdate=September 30, 2011}}</ref>
 


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
Line 42: Line 46:
*[[South First Street]]
*[[South First Street]]


*Other individual sites


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:47, 30 September 2011

The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) is a quasi-governmental entity separate from the City of Charlottesville which receives its funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). CRHA does, however, receive federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the City for capital projects and other specific programs. The CRHA manages 376 public housing units in Charlottesville and administers approximately 300 Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) rental units that are supported through federal funding. It has an annual budget of approximately $4.5 million.

Approximately 2,000 people are housed through these subsidy programs. Participants typically pay 30% of their income for rent and HUD pays the rest. While 70% of the public housing households have an annual income under $10,000, 13% have income under $3,000 per year according to the CRHA.

In order to encourage homeownership, the CRHA provides loans through the Housing Opportunities Program to assist families in purchasing homes if they do not qualify for large enough mortgages. Additionally, through their Down Payment & Closing Costs Assistance Program and the Housing Choice Voucher Home Ownership Program the CRHA helps low income families with down payments and closing costs.


Ambox notice.png This article documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses.

As of 2011, the CRHA is going through a master planning process that will shape the future of the city's public housing stock. A final draft is expected to be finished in the spring of 2010. A Residents' Bill of Rights guarantees that no resident will be displaced during the redevelopment process.

2009 achievements

In 2009, HUD lifted CRHA's profile from "troubled" to "standard performer", enabling the agency to qualify for more federal funding[citation needed]. On March 12, 2009, it was announced that the CRHA will receive around $797,000 from the federal government as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in order to improve and modernize some aging public housing buildings[citation needed].

2010 funding

In December 2010, the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation awarded CRHA $10,000 for salary support for a resident services coordinator position[1].

2012 funding

On October 3, 2011, Council will be asked to decide if it wants to allocate $140,000 in the Charlottesville Housing Fund towards the purchase of two properties in order to redevelop them as part of the CRHA master plan. One is located at 204 8th Street NW and will be purchased for $60,000. The other is 210 8th Street NW and will be purchased for $80,000. Both sales are well under assessment. The ultimate goal is to develop the whole block, even though the city does not own all of it yet. The city cannot directly purchase the properties, but will buy them on behalf of a non-profit. [2]


Personnel

Board of Commissioners

The CRHA is governed by a seven member Board of Commissioners that consists of at least two CRHA residents and one former or current recipient of Section 8 vouchers. The board meets on the fourth Monday of each month in City Council Chambers[3].

Staff

Communities

Charlottesville communities with CRHA-managed public housing include:


References

  1. Web. More than $500,000 in grants awarded, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, December 15, 2010, retrieved December 15, 2010.
  2. Web. Allocation of Charlottesville Housing Funds Towards the Purchase of Properties on 8th Street and Page St. - $140,000, Kathy McHugh, City of Charlottesville, October 3, 2011, retrieved September 30, 2011.
  3. "Charlottesville : Commissioners." Charlottesville : Home. Web. 12 Feb. 2010. <http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=712>.

External Links

For more information visit the CRHA Website