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The '''King County Housing Authority''' (KCHA) is a [[public housing]] agency serving [[King County, Washington]]. The agency directly manages 3,500 public housing units and distributes 7,800 housing vouchers to qualifying households.<ref>{{cite web |title=King County Housing Authority |url=https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/mtw/king |publisher=[[Department of Housing and Urban Development]] |accessdate=August 28, 2017}}</ref> It serves most of the county, excluding the cities of [[Seattle]] and [[Renton, Washington|Renton]]. KCHA is funded through federal grants and has an annual budget of $221.7 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=Agency Overview |url=https://www.kcha.org/about/overview/ |publisher=King County Housing Authority |accessdate=August 28, 2017}}</ref>
The '''King County Housing Authority''' (KCHA) is a [[public housing]] agency serving [[King County, Washington]], excluding the cities of [[Seattle]] and [[Renton, Washington|Renton]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kcha.org/about/overview/|title=King County Housing Authority > About Us > Agency Overview|website=www.kcha.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-15}}</ref> The agency oversees 132 properties,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kcha.org/about/|title=King County Housing Authority > About Us|website=www.kcha.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-15}}</ref> including more than 4,200 units of federally assisted subsidized housing and 6,000 units of [[workforce housing]] for qualified low- and moderate-income families and individuals.<ref name=":0" /> The agency also administers 10,000 Housing Choice (Section 8) vouchers.<ref name=":0" /> The agency's 2018 budget is $301 million.<ref name=":0" />


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 18:10, 15 March 2018

The King County Housing Authority (KCHA) is a public housing agency serving King County, Washington, excluding the cities of Seattle and Renton.[1] The agency oversees 132 properties,[2] including more than 4,200 units of federally assisted subsidized housing and 6,000 units of workforce housing for qualified low- and moderate-income families and individuals.[1] The agency also administers 10,000 Housing Choice (Section 8) vouchers.[1] The agency's 2018 budget is $301 million.[1]

History

The King County Housing Authority was created in 1939 by the county government and completed its first project, a 50-unit development in Black Diamond, in 1942.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "King County Housing Authority > About Us > Agency Overview". www.kcha.org. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  2. ^ "King County Housing Authority > About Us". www.kcha.org. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  3. ^ "History". King County Housing Authority. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "New 600-house project O.K'd". The Seattle Times. March 21, 1942. p. 3.
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