Holyoke Housing Authority

The Holyoke Housing Authority (HHA) is a public agency of the city of Holyoke, Massachusetts that provides subsidized public housing to low- and moderate-income families and individuals.

Holyoke Housing Authority
Agency overview
FormedApril 5, 1938[1]
JurisdictionHolyoke, Massachusetts
Headquarters475 Maple Street, Holyoke, MA 01040
Annual budget$23.1 million[2]
Agency executive
  • Matthew Mainville (2013–), Executive Director
Websiteholyokehousing.org
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In the federal government model of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), HHA is a public housing agency.[3] As such, HHA administers federal government assistance programs and monies for locally subsidized housing.[4][5]

The Housing Authority owns and operates 12 developments, which contain 821 housing units. These include Beaudoin Village, Lyman Terrace, Toepfert Apartments, Churchill Homes, Zielinski Apartments, Coughlin Apartments, Beaudry-Boucher Apartments, Falcetti Apartments, Rosary Towers, the Murphy Congregate House, and Seibel Apartments. In addition to these sites, the agency also administers 1,400 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers for housing units in the private market.[6]

The agency is overseen by a 5-member board of commissioners.[7] Four of the commissioners are appointed by the mayor and one commissioner is appointed by the Governor. Each year the HHA awards two scholarships through the Holyoke Community College Foundation to eligible students who are residents of public housing or Section 8 leased properties, meeting the required 12 credit enrollment for full-time students, and 6 credits for nontraditional students.[8]

References
  1. "Federal Housing Authority, $4000 Voted by Council". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Mass. April 6, 1938. p. 4.
  2. "Financial Statements, December 31, 2018" (PDF). Holyoke Housing Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 3, 2018.
  3. List of Public Housing Authorities in Massachusetts - US Department of Housing and Urban Development website
  4. "HUD's Public Housing Program" Archived 2017-09-03 at the Wayback Machine, US Department of Housing and Urban Development website
  5. "Public Housing Agency (PHA) - A State, county, municipality or other governmental entity or public body (or agency or instrumentality thereof) authorized to engage in or assist in the development or operation of low-income housing." - HUD definition. Cf. July 14, 2010 BHA Five Year Plan submitted to HUD.
  6. "Our Developments". Holyoke Housing Authority. 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  7. "Executive Staff". Holyoke Housing Authority. 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  8. "Scholarships". Holyoke Community College. 2017. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Holyoke Housing Authority Commissioners Fellowship Scholarship
    These scholarships are made possible by the board of the Holyoke Housing Authority. They are for residents of the HHA who are either in public housing or through the Leased Housing/Section 8 Program, and registered as a full-time student with a minimum of 12 credits or a nontraditional student with a minimum of 6 credits.
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