About FH

The Work

The Fresno Housing Authority helps more than 17,000 low, very low, and moderate-income families, including seniors and the disabled, afford safe and quality housing. The agency administers diverse affordable housing and homeless programs funded by the U.S. Office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the State of California. These programs help defray housing costs for residents of the city and county of Fresno with incomes substantially below the regional median income levels.

The Programs

Fresno Housing, employing about 230 staff members, administers programs and services for residents in the city and county of Fresno. The agency owns, manages and subsidizes approximately 4,000 units of quality rental housing dispersed throughout the city and county, and provides rental assistance to an additional 13,000 qualified households through the Housing Choice Voucher program (previously known as Section 8). Fresno Housing Authority works with nonprofit and for-profit developers to expand the supply of affordable housing and purchases and manages numerous affordable, multi-family housing developments throughout the city and county.

The Strategies

With a mission to create and sustain vibrant communities throughout Fresno County, the Housing Authority focuses on four overarching strategies:

– developing and maintaining quality affordable housing for low-income residents throughout the city and county;

– designing, implementing, and sustaining exceptional programs that invest in residents and program participants to become self-sufficient;

– leading, encouraging, and building partnerships with local, regional, and national organizations to promote policies that build community; that increase and enhance affordable housing options; and that provide programs that reflect and support the needs of participants; and

– generating public will to address the housing needs of low-income households by contributing to effective statewide and national advocacy efforts and by leading local and regional programs that educate and encourage residents of Fresno County to have a voice in housing and civic issues.