Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority

This Administrative Plan serves as a comprehensive guide for the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority's Housing Choice Voucher Program, aligning with HUD requirements and local objectives. It outlines the organization's strategic direction through four key goals: preserving and expanding quality affordable housing, maintaining operational excellence and fostering innovation, improving resident quality of life, and positively impacting community change. The plan details policies for program administration, including eligibility, application procedures, waiting list management, and program integrity, to ensure effective and equitable housing assistance.

This Administrative Plan for the Housing Choice Voucher Program outlines policies for the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority, consistent with HUD requirements and local objectives. It is guided by five-year agency goals focused on preserving and expanding quality affordable housing, maintaining operational excellence and pursuing innovation, improving resident quality of life, and positively impacting community change. The plan aims to provide quality, affordable housing and services to develop people, property, and community.

This Annual PHA Plan details the organization's mission, goals, and objectives for serving low-income, very low-income, and extremely low-income families. The plan focuses on expanding the supply and improving the quality of assisted housing, increasing housing choices, and providing an improved living environment. Key priorities include promoting self-sufficiency and asset development for assisted households, ensuring equal opportunity and affirmatively furthering fair housing, and maintaining compliance with the Violence Against Women Act. Initiatives involve exploring new affordable housing development, implementing an Emergency Transfer Plan and a smoke-free policy, utilizing Project-Based Vouchers, and fostering educational and economic independence through community programs.

The Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority's strategic plan aims to provide quality, affordable housing and services as a platform to develop people, property, and community. The plan is structured around four main goals: preserving and expanding quality affordable housing, maintaining operational excellence while pursuing innovations and efficiencies, improving resident quality of life, and positively impacting community change. It envisions a community that fosters individual development and growth through stable, affordable housing, empowering all to reach their full potential, and ensuring equitable access to housing and services for minority and low-income families.

This Annual PHA Plan outlines the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority's policies, rules, and requirements for its operations, programs, and services. The plan's mission is to serve the needs of low-income, very low-income, and extremely low-income families. Key strategic goals include expanding the supply and improving the quality of assisted housing, increasing housing choices, providing an improved living environment, promoting self-sufficiency and asset development, ensuring equal opportunity and affirmatively furthering fair housing, and complying with the Violence Against Women Act.