Permanent Low Income Housing Programs
Greensboro Housing Authority:
Affordable Housing for low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals and families
450 North Church Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
336-275-8501
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Housing for People living with Disabilities
Glenwood Housing/Hawarth House
Agency: The Servant Center
336-275-8585
Description
Glenwood House and Haworth House provide permanent housing units for low-income, individuals with disabilities. Glenwood has 8 studio apartments and Haworth offers 9 one-bedroom apartments, each with continued supportive services provided to the residents.
Program Phones:
336-275-8585Main
336-370-1540Fax
Website: www.theservantcenter.org
1312 Lexington Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27403 (Map)
Program Hours:
Monday - Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Disabilities Access:Yes
Program Delivery
Eligibility:Low-income individuals with disabilities who need housing. Some units restricted to homeless individuals.
Languages:English.
Application Process:Call 336-275-8585, ext. 305.
Program Fees:$35 Application Fee. Section 8 accepted
Glenwood House is $425.00 a month, including utilities.
Haworth House is $584.00 a month, including utilities.
Service Area:
Defined coverage area:
NC-Guilford County
Other Programs at The Servant Center
Disability Assistance Program/SOAR
Servant House
The Servant Center
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Housing for People living with Disabilities
Statewide Toll Free: 800-662-8706
E-mail: info@arcnc.org
Asheville office: 828-254-4771
Charlotte office: 704-568-0112
Raleigh office: 919-782-4632
Wilmington office: 910-791-9022
Housing Division:
Greensboro office: 336-273-4404
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Headquarters
343 E Six Forks Rd. Suite 320
Raleigh, NC 27609
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The Arc of North Carolina is a leader in the state in providing housing options and property management services to North Carolinians with disabilities. Through our Housing Resource Coordinators, The Arc provides assistance to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families in locating housing that meets their needs.
The Arc of North Carolina believes that all people should be empowered to live in accessible, affordable housing in inclusive communities of their choosing. Since 1978, in an effort to provide alternatives to large institutions, The Arc of North Carolina has developed over 342 residences that are operated in partnership with local organizations. These residences include group homes, small apartment buildings, duplexes and condominiums. Through the housing program, The Arc of North Carolina has helped countless individuals with I/DD move from housing that is more restrictive to homes where they can achieve greater independence and have more opportunities.
http://www.greensborohousingcoalition.org/
336-691-9521
122 N Elm St#4
Greensboro, NC 27401
336-691-9521
GHC - Homelessness Prevention
GHC provides free housing counseling assistance in locating affordable rental housing or housing with support services for families and individuals in crisis and the chronically homeless. We provide potential resources for other housing needs like utilities. Our trained counselors also work with clients on budgeting and financial literacy in effort to empower them to take control of their financial situations.
Greensboro Housing Coalition collaborates with homeless service providers and other stakeholders as part of the Guilford County CoC (Continuum of Care). The (CoC) is a regional/local planning body that coordinates housing and services funding for homeless families and individuals. The role of GHC in the CoC is through housing counseling to work with people we serve on diversion strategies for those that are at imminent risk of becoming homeless. We also work with the Coordinated Assessment/Entry Specialist who attempts to find temporary solutions and/or connects the people to Housing First, Rapid Re-housing or transitional housing programs.
Our Homelessness Prevention Housing Counselors meet with clients on business days (Monday-Fridays, except scheduled holidays) from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Individuals can call our switchboard at 336-691-9521 to confirm that we are open.
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Foreclosure Prevention
We provide free counseling for homeowners in danger of losing their home to foreclosure. Our HUD certified Housing Counselors meet with clients to determine their individual needs and what programs they may qualify for. We then work with them to find the best fit in an attempt to resolve their housing crisis.
The N.C. Foreclosure Prevention Fund helps North Carolina homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage due to job loss or other temporary financial hardships, such as divorce or the illness/death of a co-borrower. The fund also assists returning veterans transitioning to civilian life. If you qualify, the fund can pay up to $36,000 towards your mortgage and related expenses for up to 36 months while you search for work or complete job training. If you are re-employed but earning less and are still struggling to pay your mortgage, the fund may still be able to help by reducing your principal loan balance so your monthly payments are more affordable. Individuals who are at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure can call 336-691-9521 to schedule an appointment. Our Homeownership Housing Counseling Team meets with clients on an appointment basis only.
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Healthy Homes
Healthy Homes are essential for upstream health to promote wellness by transforming conditions that make people sick, rather than waiting for people to need medical treatment for preventable illnesses and injuries. We provide assistance to residents who live in homes with health and safety hazards through education, referrals, and landlord tenant advocacy. To speak with an advocate, call our switchboard at 336-691-9521 and ask to speak to someone on the Healthy Homes Team.
Greensboro Tenant Information
Get Ready to Rent in Greensboro:
First time signing a lease? Turned down for past rental history? A Ready to Rent certificate will open some doors! In 12 hours of classes--plus homework!--you can earn a landlord's approval. Call Greensboro Housing Coalition at 336-691-9521 to get ready to rent in Greensboro.
You have a right to fair housing:
Landlords may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, disability, or family status (children in the home). You should have equal opportunity to see the places listed here, have your applications screened on the same criteria as all others, and get equal treatment after you have rented. If you feel you have not been treated fairly, please call the City of Greensboro's Fair Housing officer at 336-373-2038.
You also have the right for your rental housing to be in safe condition:
You are responsible for keeping the place clean, avoiding damage, and reporting repair needs to your landlord (put these in writing!) If the landlord does not make safety repairs, call the City of Greensboro inspectors at 373-2111. If the inspectors find safety code violations, they will order repairs.
You have a right to fair housing:
Landlords may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, disability, or family status (children in the home). You should have equal opportunity to see the places listed here, have your applications screened on the same criteria as all others, and get equal treatment after you have rented. If you feel you have not been treated fairly, please call the City of Greensboro's Fair Housing officer at 336-373-2038.
https://www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd
919-873-2000
4405 Bland Rd
Suite260
Raleigh NC, 27609
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Single Family Housing Programs
USDA Rural Development is committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in rural America. Through our programs, we help rural Americans in many ways. We offer loans, grants and loan guarantees to support economic development and essential services such as housing, health care, first responder services and equipment, and water, electric and communications infrastructure.
Well built, affordable housing is essential to the vitality of communities in rural America. Housing Programs give families and individuals the opportunity to buy, build, repair, or own safe and affordable homes located in rural America. Eligibility for these loans, loan guarantees, and grants is based on income and varies according to the average median income for each area.
Homeownership Programs
Low interest, fixed-rate Homeownership loans are provided to qualified persons directly by USDA Rural Development. Financing is also offered at fixed-rates and terms through a loan from a private financial institution and guaranteed by USDA Rural Development for qualified persons. Neither one of these home loan programs require a down payment.
USDA Rural Development also offers competitive grants to public and private non-profit Self-Help Housing organizations and Federally Recognized Tribes to enable hardworking families to build their own homes.
Rural Development Single Family Housing Programs:
-Single Family Housing Direct Home Loans- this program assists low- and very-low-income applicants obtain decent, safe and sanitary housing in eligible rural areas by providing payment assistance to increase an applicant’s repayment ability.
-Single Family Housing Home Loan Guarantees-low- and moderate-income households the opportunity to own adequate, modest, decent, safe and sanitary dwellings as their primary residence in eligible rural areas.
-Mutual Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance Grants-Provides grants to qualified organizations to help them carry out local self-help housing construction projects. Grant recipients supervise groups of very-low- and low-income individuals and families as they construct their own homes in rural areas.
-Rural Housing Site Loans-provide two types of loans to purchase and develop housing sites for low- and moderate-income families.
-Single Family Housing Repair Loans and Grants-provides loans to very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve or modernize their homes or grants to elderly very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards.
Home Repair Loans and Grants provide funds to elderly and very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards, perform necessary repairs, improve or modernize a home, make homes accessible for people with disabilities, or make homes more energy efficient so these very-low-income families use less of their income on utility bills.
The Customer Service Center (CSC) is a unit within Rural Development, USDA, charged with servicing mortgage loans and grants extended to individuals in rural areas throughout the United States