MANSFIELD — The timeline on a 120-unit affordable housing development in Mansfield will be pushed back another two months, but is still set to break ground in 2025. The Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority will submit its final application to the Ohio Housing Finance Agency this spring, executive director Steve Andrews said Tuesday. Andrews told board members […]
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Bucyrus organization to offer family recovery housing in 2025
BUCYRUS — Recovery from addiction is challenging enough. Add in the struggle to find decent, affordable housing and it becomes even harder. That’s what one Crawford County non-profit is hoping to address with its new family housing. Together We Hurt, Together We Heal operates two recovery housing facilities, where residents receive treatment and support. In […]
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MMHA Section 8 waitlist will reopen Oct. 28 to 31
MANSFIELD — The agency responsible for administering federal housing assistance vouchers in Richland County is about to reopen its waitlist. The Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority will open its Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) waitlist on Oct. 28 at 7 a.m. and close it again on Oct. 31 at 11:59 p.m. Applications can be completed online via […]
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Rent Smart: housing authority looks to add tenant training
MANSFIELD — Finding a place to rent is hard enough. For tenants who receive government assistance, it can be even more challenging. Section 8 voucher holders may face stigmas from landlords who don’t want to deal with a government agency or fear tenants won’t hold up their end of the bargain. That’s why Steve Andrews, […]
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Mansfield housing authority pulling names from Section 8 waitlist
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority (MMHA) has begun pulling names from its waitlist for the first time in almost 13 months. The waiting list remains closed, but MMHA executive director Steve Andrews said Section 8 voucher use has dropped enough to begin contacting people at the top of the list. “We still have […]
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Equitas Health Housing Advocates See Need for Affordable Housing
A 2023 housing needs assessment found there were fewer than 200,000 affordable homes or apartments available for 450,000 Ohio renters with extremely low income. The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) also found that more than 1 million Ohioans spend at least half their income on housing. Richland County’s own housing study found 21 percent of […]