If HUD awards funding that is targeted for families with specific characteristics or families living in specific units, the Greensboro Housing Authority will use the assistance for those families. PREFERENCES Consistent with the Greensboro Housing Authority Agency Plan, the Greensboro Housing Authority will select families based on the following preferences based on local housing needs and priorities. Applicants who reside or work in jurisdiction will receive GHA’s priority in placement and selection from the waiting list. Disaster Hurricane Matthew victims who are HCV program participants in another jurisdiction impacted by Hurricane Matthew Families with an adult member employed full-time for the past 12 months is at least 30 hours per week for tenant-based vouchers and 15 hours per week for project-based vouchers); and continuing. Graduates must be gainfully employed within a reasonable time frame. Or, enrolled full-time in an accredited non-profit institution of higher education (university, college, or community college); Full-time students must have completed at least the first year of their academic requirements and continuing. Or, enrolled in a job-training program, or a program that prepares someone for a job. Persons on job training or job readiness programs must complete at least 50% of their course work; and college graduates or graduates of job training or job readiness programs must be gainfully employed to receive this preference. Or, if the head and spouse, or sole member is age 62 or older, or is a person with disabilities. Or, families who are current participants in a Continuum of Care (CoC) sponsored homeless program and referred by the CoCor Veterans referred by the Veteran Administration may qualify for this preference. These families must be receiving documented supportive services and have been defined as chronically homeless individuals or families. Displaced person(s): Individuals or families displaced by public; or private action or natural disaster. This Preference includes individuals or families who have received a written condemnation notice from the City of Greensboro indicating condemnation of their rental unit is imminent. Renters who damage the rental home or are otherwise responsible for causing the condemnation are not eligible for this preference. All other applicants. Applicants who satisfy preference criteria but who reside outside of GHA’s jurisdiction. Those working in the jurisdiction can get a preference but not GHA’s those attending school in Greensboro.
If HUD awards funding that is targeted for families with specific characteristics or families living in specific units, the Greensboro Housing Authority will use the assistance for those families. PREFERENCES Consistent with the Greensboro Housing Authority Agency Plan, the Greensboro Housing Authority will select families based on the following preferences based on local housing needs and priorities. Applicants who reside or work in GHA’s jurisdiction will receive priority in placement and selection from the waiting list. Disaster Hurricane Matthew victims who are HCV program participants in another jurisdiction impacted by Hurricane Matthew Families with an adult member employed full-time for the past 12 months is at least 30 hours per week for tenant-based vouchers and 15 hours per week for project-based vouchers); and continuing. Graduates must be gainfully employed within a reasonable time frame. Or, enrolled full-time in an accredited non-profit institution of higher education (university, college, or community college); Full-time students must have completed at least the first year of their academic requirements and continuing. Or, enrolled in a job-training program, or a program that prepares someone for a job. Persons on job training or job readiness programs must complete at least 50% of their course work; and college graduates or graduates of job training or job readiness programs must be gainfully employed to receive this preference. Or, if the head and spouse, or sole member is age 62 or older, or is a person with disabilities. Or, families who are current participants in a Continuum of Care (CoC) sponsored homeless program and referred by the CoCor Veterans referred by the Veteran Administration may qualify for this preference. These families must be receiving documented supportive services and have been defined as chronically homeless individuals or families. Displaced person(s): Individuals or families displaced by public; or private action or natural disaster. This Preference includes individuals or families who have received a written condemnation notice from the City of Greensboro indicating condemnation of their rental unit is imminent. Renters who damage the rental home or are otherwise responsible for causing the condemnation are not eligible for this preference. All other applicants. Applicants who satisfy preference criteria but who reside outside of GHA’s jurisdiction. Those working in the GHA’s jurisdiction can get a preference but not those attending school in Greensboro.
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