TEXAS NAHRO

The Texas Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
(TX NAHRO) is a long-standing advocate of affordable housing established in 1976.
Currently:

Ø  Texas has 431 Public Housing Agencies, more than any other state in the nation and 68 Community Development Agencies.
Texas Public Housing Agencies combined provide affordable housing to 500,000 people.

Ø  Texas Public Housing Agencies collectively serve 161,211 families through
the Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs (serving 66,222
and 94,849 families, respectively).

Ø  Texas receives over $1,165,842,501 dollars in housing and community development funds annually.

The purpose of the Texas Chapter of NAHRO is to serve its membership engaged in providing persons of low and moderate income with the opportunity to live in adequate and safe housing, and to improve the quality of life for all within a community through development, redevelopment, conservation, and rehabilitation activities. The Texas NAHRO Chapter actively works:

1.  To develop and improve professional standards and practices in the administration of housing, community, and economic development;

2.  To serve as a forum for the exchange of knowledge, ideas, and experience;

3.  To further develop professional skills through meetings, training, and seminars and education programs;

4.  To facilitate effective relationships among people at all levels of government engaged in the development and implementation of housing, community, and economic-development programs and responsibilities;

5.  To cooperate and collaborate with other agencies, associations, and groups, both public and private, having similar or related purposes;

6.  to provide safe, decent, and affordable housing to individuals and families with low to moderate incomes using low-income housing tax credits, tax-exempt financing, and other methods of financing;

7.  To provide financial support, credit, funds, capital, gifts, and all other lawful forms of financial and other assistance to individuals and organizations for the

Texas NAHRO, P.O. Box 416, Olney, TX 76374
800-617-2900, fax 940-873-4397

$478,971,718

development. acquisition, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent and affordable housing for low to moderate income individuals and families;

8.  To promote and facilitate public and private financing in affordable housing and in the development and modernization of public housing that creates mixed income communities and mitigates the concentration of low-income residents;

9.  To provide capacity building assistance, including but not limited to administrative, technical, programmatic, planning, operational, financial, resource development, and management, in order to assist our members in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations and their ability to serve the housing, and development and other needs of their communities;

10.  To develop and maintain an effective communications program, including electronic communications.

TEXAS Housing Demographics
Local Housing Agencies operating within Texas / 431
Based on LHA averages, the number of low-income people served is / 498,286
The number of elderly households served is / 34,381
A average Annual Income of Public Housing Families / $7,477
Average Annual Income of Housing Choice Voucher Assisted Families / $7,566
Number of Public Housing Units / 66,222
Number of Housing Choice Vouchers / 94,989
Financial Information
Public Housing Operating Subsidy / $ 164,257,863
Comprehensive Grant Program Funds / $115,008,821
Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Fund. / $10,433,881
Incremental Funding for Additional Units / $60,993,841
Contract Renewal Funding / $460,019,477
Community Development
Community Development Agencies operating in Texas / 68
Community Development Block Grant Funds / $ 31,300,000
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HOME Program Funds / $112,149,000
Emergency Shelter Funds / $ 5,261,641
Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids / $12,580,000

For more information about Texas KAHRO contact Shelli Scrogum, Service Officer
at 800-617-2900 or visit us on the web @ www.txnahro.org

Texas NAHRO, P.O. Box 416, Olney, TX 76374

800~617-2900, fax 940-873-4397