The
Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority provides affordable housing to
eligible families and individuals living in Lawrence and Douglas County.
The agency
operates two major housing programs:
Public
Housing
consists of 369 Units of family and elderly housing located throughout the
city of Lawrence that are operated and managed by the LDCHA. Locations
include: Babcock Place, 1700 Massachusetts, Peterson Acres, 2930 Peterson
Road, Edgewood Homes, 1600 Haskell, and 94 single family units scattered
throughout the community.
Rent
Assistance
Program includes $2.9 million in rent subsidies paid to private
landlords on behalf of eligible families and individuals throughout Lawrence
and Douglas County. Within this program are several programs for special
need categories including: mainstreaming persons with disabilities,
transitional housing, and family unification.
Transitional
Housing
– HOME funded voucher program that requires the applicant to be homeless at
time of application and to enter into an agreement for support services as a
condition of housing assistance.
Family
Unification
– Section 8 funded voucher program designated for families at risk of
loosing their children or who are awaiting reunification with their
children, in which HOUSING is the significant barrier in unification
ALL housing
programs are waiting list based. No emergency housing is available.
Once a family or
individual becomes a resident of the LDCHA it is eligible to participate in
the many programs offered under the Resident Services Program.
These programs include youth, adult and senior programs.
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