SEATTLE HOUSING

SHA is an independent public corporation. The majority of SHA's funding is federal, through the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Other income includes rent revenue and non-HUD public and private grants... In a variety of housing program types, SHA provides long-term, low-income rental housing and rental assistance to 37,590 people, representing 18,918 households, in the city of Seattle. SHA owns and operates 8,609 apartments and single-family homes at 375 sites throughout the city... Additionally, SHA administers 12,319 Housing Choice Vouchers, enabling low-income tenants to receive rental assistance with other landlords in Seattle. Nearly 80 percent of those we serve are children, elderly or disabled. One in 10 students enrolled in Seattle Public Schools lives in SHA-supported housing.

Also known as: Seattle Housing Authority, SHA

Primary location: Seattle United States