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KCHA provides quality, affordable rental housing and assistance to more than 55,000 people. We support thriving communities and help people achieve their goals in health, education, and self‑sufficiency.
The Greenbridge neighborhood in White Center mixes new, energy-efficient low-income rental units with market-rate for-sale homes. When finished, it will be home to almost 1,000 families.
Located near Greenbridge, Seola Gardens also features new homes, roads, utilities, and open spaces. More than $250 million in public and private funding makes the redevelopments possible.
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Neighborhood House, in partnership with the King County Housing Authority (KCHA), is proud to announce the grand opening of the Seola Gardens Early Learning Center. This new facility will provide culturally responsive, high-quality early education for children ages 1 to 5, fostering growth and development in the diverse community around Seola Gardens in White Center.
KCHA's 2025 Moving to Work (MTW) Plan is available for review and public comment until November 10th, 2024. MTW gives KCHA local flexibility through waivers from certain HUD regulations. This flexibility allows us to shape our federally funded programs to better respond to local conditions, streamline operations, and support residents and tenants in their goals of health, education, and economic independence. Learn more and submit comments here: https://www.kcha.org/about/news/mtw
The 2023 Resident Characteristics Data Book (PDF) collects available administrative data to describe the demographics, income, and use of housing assistance for KCHA's federally-assisted households, including individuals and families living in KCHA-owned public housing or who use Housing Choice Vouchers. Presented to the KCHA Board of Directors in August 2024, you can review the 2023 Resident Characteristics Slide Presentation (PDF) for a summary.
Effective October 1, 2024, all rental units assisted by Housing Choice Voucher funds will be inspected using the new National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) standards.
More information will be sent to all housing providers.
Learn more on HUD's NSPIRE webpage.
Read more about our goals, priorities, and progress in KCHA's 2023 Report to Community. Housing instability has a lasting effect on individuals, families and communities, and it disproportionately affects people of color. KCHA is both a leader and a partner in the solutions, striving to dismantle structural racism, providing high quality affordable housing, helping families achieve their goals of self-sufficiency, and supporting more than 55,000 people across 33 cities and unincorporated King County. Click here for the full report.
King County Housing Authority finalized the purchase of a multifamily apartment community in the Richmond Beach neighborhood of Shoreline, Wash., preserving 54 units of rental housing, 39 of which are subsidized through federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) project-based subsidies, as an ongoing affordable option for individuals and families.
King County Housing Authority has completed the purchase of a multifamily apartment community in the East Hill neighborhood of Kent, preserving 116 units of rental housing as an ongoing affordable option for individuals and families. The acquisition will help ensure long-term stability and affordability for current residents.
Ten years after an inclusive Community Center Visioning Process and after years of local engagement in comprehensive planning, on Jan. 18, West Hill’s Skyway community celebrated the Skyway Resource Center’s groundbreaking. The project is being supported by Renton Innovation Zone Partnership, King County Housing Authority & U.S. Bank.
With more than 22,000 households waiting as of Nov. 1, 2023, King County Housing Authority has decided to temporarily close its waiting list for subsidized housing (i.e. public housing and other site-based programs) as of Dec. 15, 2023.
KCHA Executive Director Robin Walls participated in a forum hosted by the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley to discuss strategies employed to successfully lease Emergency Housing Vouchers. Other participants included Texas Housing Solutions and Los Angeles County Development Authority, as well as a representative from the National Alliance to End Homelessness.
The King County Housing Authority provides rental housing and rental assistance to more than 18,000 families. We serve people with low and moderate incomes throughout the county — except incorporated areas in Seattle and Renton.
The King County Housing Authority continues to build and expand community facilities at many of its properties. These resources keep families healthy and help children succeed in school. They also help parents attain job skills that support economic self-sufficiency.
As a result of renovations inside and out, the King County Housing Authority's subsidized housing properties look as good as or better than housing in the surrounding community.
Working with a network of partners, the King County Housing Authority provides a variety of resources to help kids succeed in school and in life. This includes after-school tutoring, enrichment classes, computer labs, and community centers.
KCHA transforms distressed communities through well-designed, higher density, mixed-income housing. These homes offer easy access to supportive services, mass transit, and jobs. Parks, trails, art, and community spaces complete the vision.
KCHA incorporates environmental considerations into all of its development projects. This includes building "green" and better integrating housing with transit, shopping, services, recreation, and access to jobs.