Rental Programs
Housing Choice Voucher Programs
The housing authority provides approximately 5 million dollars annually. The
wait time for rental assistance is approximately 2 years. Pre-applications can
be requested by calling, faxing or e-mailing. Our waiting list is open.
Pre-applications go on the waiting list as to date and time received. When
funding is available applications are pulled in date order. If you are
requesting an application and live outside our jurisdiction you will
automatically be placed on the Clatsop County list.
The housing authority manages 75 Family Unification Vouchers. These vouchers
are designated specifically for use by families who have active cases through
the Department of Human Services (DHS) Child Welfare Division. Eligible
families must need adequate housing to keep their children from being placed in
foster care or returned from foster care.
NOHA has 75 vouchers designated specifically for persons with disabilities
under 62 years of age. Five of these are designated to individuals who qualify
for a 1915 Waiver through the DHS Disabled Services. These vouchers provide
housing to an individual who is disabled and receiving services from DHS,
leaving a hospital or nursing home setting and returning to their local
community.
NOHA was awarded a grant from HUD to fund a Family Self-Sufficiency Program.
The purpose of the program is to help participants in the rental assistance
program become self-sufficient. Participants must sign a 5 year contract
designed to get them back to work or to a higher level of pay by developing job
and related skills. We currently have 34 slots.
The housing authority administers Moderate Rehabilitation subsidies for the
Astor Apartments in downtown Astoria. The 63 unit rehabbed hotel has studio and
1 bedroom units.
Tenant Based Assistance (TBA):
TBA is administered through a partnership between the housing authority and
Community Action Teams in St. Helens, Astoria and Tillamook. The state funding
provides six months rental assistance and is designed to help families who are
homeless or about to become homeless. Applications for the program can be
obtained by calling Community Action Team at 503-366-6559 in St. Helens; or
Clatsop Community Resource Development at 503-325-1400 in Astoria; or Community
Action Resource Enterprises at 503-842-1908 in Tillamook.
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