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Overview & History |
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Overview of the Program |
| The Public
Housing Authority (PHA) receives its
operating subsidy for the public housing
program from the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD). The PHA is not
a federal department or agency. A public
housing agency (PHA) is a governmental or
public body, created and authorized by state
law to develop and operate housing and
housing program for low-income families. The
PHA enters into an Annual Contributions
Contract (ACC) with HUD to administer the
public housing program. The PHA must ensure
compliance with federal laws, regulations
and notices and must establish policy and
procedures to clarify federal requirements
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Mission |
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a mission statement is to communicate the
purpose of the agency to people inside and
outside of the agency. It provides the basis
for strategy development, identification of
critical success factors, resource
allocation decisions, as well as ensuring
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The
PHA's mission is to provide and
create affordable housing
opportunities that promote and
provide safe housing,
self-sufficiency and viable
productive communities for
individuals and families within
Aberdeen, Monroe County,
Mississippi. In order to achieve
this Mission, the PHA will:
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- Recognize the residents
as our ultimate client
- Improve PHA management
and service delivery efforts
through oversight,
assistance, and selection
intervention by highly
skilled, diagnostic, and
results-oriented employees
- Seek problem-solving
partnerships with other
PHAs, residents, community,
and government leadership
- Act as an agent for
change when performance is
unacceptable
- Efficiently apply our
limited resources by using
techniques to focus on areas
of improvement
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History
of the Program
The intent of
this section if to provide the public and
staff an overview of the history and
operation of public housing.
The United States Housing Act of 1937 (the
"Act") is responsible for the birth of
federal housing program initiatives, known
as public housing. The Act was intended to
provide financial assistance to states and
cities for public works projects, slum
clearance and the development of affordable
housing for low-income residents. There have
been many changes to the program since its
inception in 1937.
The Housing Act of 1965 established the
availability of federal assistance,
administered through local public agencies,
to provide rehabilitation. This act also
created the federal Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD).
The Housing Act of 1969 created an operating
sudsidy for the public housing program for
the first time. Until that time, public
housing was a self-sustaining program.
In 1998, the Quality Housing and Work
Responsibility Act (QHWRA) - also known as
the Public Housing Reform Act or Housing Act
of 1998 - was signed into law. Its purpose
was to provide more private sector
management guidelines to the public housing
program and provide residents with greater
choices. It also allowed PHAs more remedies
to replace or revitalize severely distressed
public housing developments. Highlights of
the Reform Act include: the establishment of
flat rents; the requirement for PHAs to
develop five-year and annual plans; income
targeting, a requirement thatr 40% of all
new admissions in public housing during any
given fiscal year be reserved for extremely
low-income families; and resident
self-sufficiency incentives.
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Aberdeen Housing Authority • 662-369-9460 |
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