Housing and Rental Assistance
If you are receiving services from a mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence or veteran's service, check with your case manager about possible funds for rent assistance.
Audrain County Housing Choice Vouchers (formerly known as Section 8)
828 Garfield Avenue, P.O. Box 484 Mexico, MO 65265
573-581-2294 Fax: 573-581-6636
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00-5:00 Fee: None
The Housing Choice Voucher program (formerly Section 8) provides assistance for extremely low and low-income families in the private rental market through the Housing Assistance Payment Program. Housing Choice Voucher holders select a unit from the private market. Rental assistance makes the market rate housing affordable. Program participants normally pay between 30-40% of monthly adjusted income toward rent and utilities. The housing assistance payment subsidizes the balance of the rent to the property owner. The unit must meet HUD Housing Quality Standards (HQS) and the rent must be approved within rent reasonable guidelines.
Audrain Habitat for Humanity
P.O. Box 835 Mexico, MO 65265
573-581-2765
Services: Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry that works in partnership with people in need to improve the conditions in which they live. Habitat challenges people of compassion to provide the initial capital, through gifts and no-interest loans, to build or renovate simple, decent homes for the inadequately sheltered. Houses are sold at no-profit, with no-interest mortgages repaid over a 15 to 25 year period. The house payments are recycled to build housing for low income families.
Berkshire Estates
601 Mars Street - Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri
573-581-2294 Fax: 573-581-6636
Berkshire Estates is a 12 unit low income housing apartment community in Mexico. The community is participates in the Section 515 Rural Rental Housing program. Section 515 Rural Rental Housing program are for very low, low, and moderate families, elderly persons, and persons with disabilities are eligible to live at this property.
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri
2201 West Main, P.O. Box 104626, Jefferson City, MO 65110
(573) 635-7719 Fax: (573) 635-7721
Hours: 8 am to 4:30 pm
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO), an entity of the Diocese of Jefferson City, responds to the needs of people in 38 counties regardless of faith, culture, or situation. This includes services for refugees and immigrants, those with food insecurity, mental health needs, health and nutrition education, and disaster preparation and response. Through the Health and Nutrition Services program, CCCNMO partners with the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri to facilitate the Senior Food Box and Buddy Pack programs. To learn more about these and other programs, visit cccnmo.diojeffcity.org.
Country Place
4294 Friendship Dr., Mexico. Audrain County, Missouri 65265
(417) 882-4440
Country Place is a 17 unit (houses, not apartments) affordable housing community in Mexico, Missouri. Country Place participates in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program. since this property has received funding in part through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program, monthly rent cannot exceed the Tax Credit maximum rent for the area. Households earning less than 60% of the area median income qualify for units with reduced rent.
Farber Housing Assn
401 Trabue Dr, Farber, Audrain County, Missouri
573-581-2294 Fax: 573-581-6636
Farber Housing Assn us a 16 unit affordable housing community in Farber, Missouri. This property has received funding through the Section 515 Rural Rental Housing program. Very low, low, and moderate income families, elderly persons, and persons with disabilities are eligible to live at this property.. Persons or Families living in substandard housing have priority for tenancy.
Fresh Start Sober Living in Columbia
Serving all counties
573-219-2170 freshstartcomo@gmail.com
Sober living is a type of group housing. All tenants are involved in substance abuse recovery programs.Tenants are provided an alcohol, drug, and violence-free environment to aid in their path to restoration. All properties are located on bus routes and with-in walking/biking distance from downtown district, treatment centers, business districts, 12-step meetings, employment placement agencies, and social service centers.
Bedrooms include bed, dresser, WiFi, TV with cable, desk and chair, nightstand, bed linens, bath towels and a box fan. Fresh Start can also accommodate Home Plans for those being released by the Dept. of Corrections.
Halo Home - Transitional Living Program
3519 Bennett Lane Jefferson City MO 65101
573-418-9912
We provide housing for single, pregnant, and parenting girls ages 16-21 who are in homeless situations.
Mexico Apartments
1020 W Breckenridge Street, Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri
573-581-2294
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00-5:00
Mexico Apartments is a 214 unit affordable housing community in Mexico, Missouri, The community is owned and managed by the Mexico Housing Authority.
Since this property is owned and managed by a Public Housing Authority, all of the rents at this property are based on tenant incomes.
Mexico Housing Authority
828 Garfield Avenue, Mexico, MO 65265
573-581-2294 Fax: 573-581-6636
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00-5:00
Apply for housing: https://mexicoha.housingmanager.com/
http://mexicoha.com/public-housing
The Mexico Housing Authority has 211 family units, 13 of which are ADA compliant, scattered over 17 different locations. They all have central heating/air, refrigerators and stoves, laundry hook-ups in each unit, 24 hour emergency maintenance, lawn care provided, and water, trash and sewer included. Rent is based on 30% of income.
Fee: None
Mexico Housing for the Elderly
828 Garfield Avenue P.O, Box 484 Mexico, MO 65265
573-581-2294 Fax: 573-581-6636
Mexico Housing for the Elderly is a 48 unit affordable housing community in Mexico, Missouri. Mexico Housing for the Elderly participants in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and Project-Based Section 8 programs
Mexico Meadows
2152A Jubel Dr Mexico, Mo 65265
573-581-2294 Fax: 573-581-6636
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00-5:00
Mexico Meadows is a 64 unit affordable housing community in Mexico, Missouri. Mexico Meadows participates in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program. Households earning less than 60% of the area median income qualify for units with reduced rent. Some rental units in this property may not be subject to LIHTC, not have income limits and therefore may be set at levels higher than the LIHTC limits below.
Rosewood - Mexico Apartments
1717 Ashley St, Mexico, Missouri 65265
573-581-2294 Fax: 573-581-6636
Rosewood - Mexico Apartments is a 12 unit affordable housing community in Mexico, Missouri. The community is participates in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program. Apartments in this community are not rent subsidized. However, this apartment community has rents considered affordable for low income families in Mexico.
Missouri Emergency Rental Arrears Program
https://www.mohousingresources.com/erap
The state of Missouri’s new rental assistance program using funding through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) was passed by Congress in December 2020. On February 11, 2021 Governor Parson signed HB 16 into law, which provides more than $324 million in funding for rental and utility assistance for Missourians. Missouri Housing Development Commission will administer this funding under the State Assistance for Housing Relief (SAFHR) program.
Missouri Emergency Rental Arrears Program (ERAP) is a separate program from above using ESG-CV funding authorized through the CARES Act. This program is open to landlords seeking rental arrears for qualified tenants.
Vandalia Apartments
1200 S Maple Street, Vandalia, Audrain County, Missouri
573-581-2294 Fax: 573-581-6636
Vandalia is a 78 unit low income housing apartment community in Vandalia, Missouri. Since this property is owned and managed by a Public Housing Authority, all of the rents at this property are based on tenant incomes.Tenants will make a monthly contribution toward rent equal to 30% of their adjusted income. A housing authority may establish a minimum rent of up to $50.
Welcome Home Inc. (Veterans)
2120 Bus. Loop 70E, Columbia, MO 65201
(573) 443-8001 Resident's phone (573) 449-9041 Fax: (573) 449-5080
Hours: Office: 8:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. (M-F)- Hours vary depending on the director’s schedule
http://www.welcomehomelessveterans.org/
Services: Food, shelter, case management, Rapid Rehousing, VETS work employment services, transitional housing, crisis intervention and emergency assistance.
Eligibility: Any homeless veteran may apply
Fee: none
Windwood Apartments
288 Gaslight Rd, Vandalia, Audrain County, Missouri
573-594-3213
Email: windwoodapts09@gmail.com
http://ahl.mhdc.com/details.aspx?pr=422
Windwood Apartments is a 32 unit affordable housing community in Vandalia, Missouri. Windwood Apartments participated in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program. Since the property received funding through the low Income Housing Tax Credit program, monthly rent cannot exceed the Tax Credit maximum rent. Households earning less than 60% of the area median income qualify for units with reduced rent.