The Housing Authority of Columbus Georgia

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Attention! Open RFP.

Mill District Neighborhood Community Meeting at 5:00 PM on June 29th. Please come and participate if you live in the communities in the Mill District. The meeting will take place at the Food Mill. See the flyer for additional details.

The Housing Authority of Columbus, GA is one of only 80 housing authorities to participate in the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Moving to Work (MTW) program. This explains the innovative program: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/mtw/faq
As participants, we are required send amendments of our annual reports to HUD. The proposed amendment is regarding the RAD conversion at Warren Williams/Rivers Homes. YOUR VOICE MATTERS!
Please join one of the public Zoom meetings on June 5, 2023, at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM, to give us your thoughts.

You can review the amended FY2023 plan here:https://www.columbushousing.org/assets/2023-Annual-MTW-Plan-Update.pdf

June 5, 2023 11:00 AM Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86523671285
Meeting ID: 865 2367 1285

June 5, 2023 2:00 PM Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89183161260
Meeting ID: 891 8316 1260

A new development is opening soon...Warm Springs Senior Village. Please read the attached flyer to see if you qualify. Waiting list opens Thursday, June 1, 2023.

Great coverage of the ribbon cutting of our newest development, The Banks at Mill Village!

Chase Homes replaced by $30 million mixed-income housing development COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL)— Tuesday, the doors officially opened to Columbus’ newest 102-unit mixed-income housing development. The new development replaced The Chase Homes that were built in 1952.…

Click below for a list of Job Opportunities at The Housing Authority of Columbus, GA.

For more information, please email [email protected] , no phone calls please.

Recruitment

Housing Authority of Columbus, GA.
Upcoming Landlord Meetings

The Housing Authority of Columbus, Georgia will be hosting two (2) upcoming Landlord meetings.

Please choose one of the following sessions to attend,

Click Below to land on the "Landlord Login" page to RSVP!

April 17th, 2023, at 1:30 pm
or
April 17th, 2023, at 5:30 pm

Location: 1146 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Columbus, Georgia 31906

You will see signs for parking.

Below you will find some important topics that will be discussed:
1. The process for filling out an RTA packet (removal of pages, budget request, rent amount approval).
2. Rent approval process from the inspections department.
3. Discuss the reasons behind qualifying a voucher holder by requiring the potential lessee to make three (3) times the rent amount to be approved.
4. Resident utility responsibility - water, trash and sewer.
5. Payment Requirements - Submitting required documents, tax identification number/SSN, lease, proof of ownership and liability insurance. We will start the process of creating files to store all multifamily apartment community documents that are required. Apartment communities will need to make sure the documents required are always current and will continue to send leases for each client.
6. Requiring extra payments outside of approved rent from HACG or more than the family’s share of the rent, is not allowed. Any payments more than the rent must receive prior approval by our office.

We will have time set aside for questions and answers during the meeting.

If you require additional information or if you do not know your assigned caseworker for your client, please email [email protected]

IMPORTANT NEWS
Find out the advantages of leasing to a HACG voucher holder!
We are in need of properties outside of poverty and minority concentration areas.

Remember to list your available property on Georgia Community Affairs housing search link.

Columbus Live | Apartments in Columbus, GA | RENTCafe Check out photos, floor plans, amenities, rental rates & availability at Columbus Live, Columbus, GA and submit your lease application today!

Great coverage of our newest development.

Growth and developments continue in Mill District in Columbus One part of Columbus is seeing major changes when it comes to development and revitalization.

Have you seen those cute little commercials with the talking peaches? They are advising you to update your Medicaid and/or PeachCare for Kids contact information with DFCS. The federal health emergency declaration may end soon and DFCS will need to contact you to confirm status and eligibility. Please visit the GA Gateway website to update your information: https://gateway.ga.gov/access/

We are stronger when we collaborate with cherished partners. Thank you United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley.

There is a runoff! Let's finish strong and make our voices count! Here are the locations as well as the schedule for early voting for the United States Senate runoff election in Muscogee County:

MUSCOGEE COUNTY EARLY VOTING SCHEDULE & LOCATIONS:

Saturday, November 26:
11am-5pm: City Service Center

Sunday, November 27:
7am-7pm: City Service Center

Monday, November 28 through Friday, December 2:
7am-7pm: City Service Center
7am-7pm: Columbus Tech
7am-7pm: Shirley Winston Recreation Center

Early voting has started. Please make sure your voice is heard.

There are 3 locations:

Poll Place Name: CITIZENS SERVICE CENTER
Timings: 10/17/2022 - 11/04/2022 07:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Address: 3111 CITIZENS WAY, COLUMBUS, GA 31906

Poll Place Name: COL TECH EARLY VOTING
Timings: 10/17/2022 - 11/04/2022 07:00 AM - 05:07 PM
Address: 928 MANCHESTER EXPRESSWAY, COLUMBUS, GA 31904

Poll Place Name: SHIRLEY B WINSTON RECREATION CENTER
Timings: 10/17/2022 - 11/04/2022 07:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Address: 5025 STEAM MILL ROAD, COLUMBUS, GA 31907

Come out and have fun at this STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art and Math) event with the community. Enjoy the races!

NOW OPEN!!! The Wait List for The Banks at Mill Village is now open. The Banks at Mill Village (formerly Chase Homes) is a premier riverfront property with 1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments. Apply here: http://myportal.columbushousing.org/. Click "Applicant Login" to login if you have previously signed up for a wait list or create your account.

Congratulations!

We love to help our community.❤️

This week, United Way’s Home for Good team collaborated with partners to house a single mother and her children. Dene’t Bryant, we are so happy you are Home for Good!

Thank you for your partnership and generosity:
⭐️ The Housing Authority of Columbus Georgia
⭐️ Sandra Ortiz with Columbus Water Works
⭐️ Mary Ann Eastman
⭐️ Rick McKnight
⭐️ Erica Michelle
⭐️ Rene Walker

Together, we are changing lives! We are UNITED FOR Home for Good!

GREAT NEWS! Georgia Childcare And Parents Services (GA CAPS) has been expanded to include parent students. Learn more here:
https://www.wabe.org/program-expansion-makes-it-easier-for-parents-in-school-to-get-childcare-subsidies/

Program expansion makes it easier for Georgia student-parents to get childcare subsidies - WABE Parents who are also students could be eligible for help with childcare expenses due to an expansion of a state program. Georgia’s Child And Parent Services (CAPS) program subsidizes childcare […]

Please come out March 3rd to the Warren Williams-Rivers Homes Renovation reveal! Tell a friend!

Have you heard about the Emergency Broadband benefit? It is an FCC program to help low income households afford internet service. Qualifying participants can receive up to $50 monthly discount towards broadband service. Do you qualify for SNAP (Food Stamps) or Medicaid...then you qualify for this. Do you qualify for Free or Reduced Lunch...then you qualify for this. Have you received a Pell grant this year...then you qualify for this.

Please visit the website for more information:
https://www.fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit

Emergency Broadband Benefit The Emergency Broadband Benefit is an FCC program to help families and households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. This new benefit will connect eligible households to jobs, critical healthcare services, virtual classrooms, and so much more.

The Housing Authority of Columbus, GA is one of only 80 housing authorities to participate in the The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Moving to Work (MTW) program. This explains the innovative program: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/mtw.
As participants, we are required to send annual reports to HUD and YOUR VOICE MATTERS! Please join one of the public Zoom meetings on February 3, 2022, at 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM, to give us your thoughts.

You can review the proposed FY2023 plan here:https://www.columbushousing.org/assets/2023AMTWPlanP.pdf

February 3, 2022 11:00 AM Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82887562335?pwd=blFFbnE5TFJMNG9GOS9MVHdYazNOUT09
Meeting ID: 828 8756 2335 Passcode 914248

February 3, 2022 3:00 PM Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86042236727?pwd=Ylpmbmg0TTV6ekZoRi9LM3VUeFlNZz09
Meeting ID: 860 4223 6727 Passcode 088630

Please do not miss this opportunity to be heard!

Due to high COVID-19 infection rates, we are seeing clients by appointment only. Please see the message below.

Great news! We partner with community stakeholders to build strong neighborhoods.

Yesterday we announced BIG news that our organization received $745,000 in grant funding from the USDA’s Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP)!

One of the things we're most proud of around this funding are the partnerships formed in demonstrating our eligibility for this funding and how many organizations will be directly involved in this programming around this funding to help us collectively address food insecurity and create a healthier Columbus!

A huge and sincere thanks to the following...

John and Sallie Martin
MercyMed of Columbus + Farm
Open Door Community House Inc. Culinary and Culinary Incubator Programs
City of Columbus Government, Mayor Mayor Skip Henderson Health Task Force and Columbus ParksandRecreation
Turntime Farms
Jenny Jack Farm
Dew Point Farm
Columbus Botanical Garden
WC Bradley Farms Omaha, GA
Elijah's Farm
Pecan Point Farm
Truth Spring Academy
Take The City
Feeding the Valley Food Bank
Fox Elementary School
Aflac Corporate Giving
Columbus GA 2025
The Knight Foundation Fund at Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley
American Heart Association
Wholesome Wave Georgia and the Georgia Fresh For Less Program
Open Hand Atlanta Cooking Matters Georgia - Open Hand Atlanta
The Housing Authority of Columbus Georgia

This funding gives our community INCREDIBLE momentum toward addressing food insecurity in our community! To read all the details, check out our media release in the link below. 👇

https://bit.ly/3nnw4PQ

WE'VE MOVED!!! The Resident Selection Office has moved to 1146 MLK Jr. Boulevard, Columbus, GA 31906. Please come and see us at our new location starting Monday, December 6, 2021. Our offices are closed this week while we are moving. We look forward to seeing you there!!!

Thanks so much for joining the public meeting last week to offer your ideas on the redevelopment of BTW South. Here is the recording of the Zoom call: https://lasarchitect-my.sharepoint.com/personal/julia_doolittle_lordaecksargent_com/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fjulia%5Fdoolittle%5Flordaecksargent%5Fcom%2FDocuments%2FColumbus%2D%20Video%20Recordings%2FBTWSouth%5FVirtualWorkshop%2Emp4&parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fjulia%5Fdoolittle%5Flordaecksargent%5Fcom%2FDocuments%2FColumbus%2D%20Video%20Recordings&wdLOR=c15B06D81%2D7F47%2D4632%2D9E0C%2D499DBC606F81&ct=1637616082397&or=Outlook%2DBody&cid=6389C654%2D8738%2D4DB1%2DAC78%2D70D99017680F

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