FORT WAYNE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO OPEN WAITING LIST FOR HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM

February 7, 2020

The Fort Wayne Housing Authority (FWHA) will be opening its Housing Choice Voucher Program Waiting List on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 from 8:00am EST to 5:00pm EST.  Only applicants that meet the targeted funding requirement of the Mainstream Voucher Program listed below will be placed on the waiting list.

Qualified applications must meet the following criteria:

Non-elderly person with disabilities must be at least 18 years of age and less than 62 years of age who is:

  • Transitioning out of institutional or other segregated setting,
  • At serious risk of institutionalization,
  • Homeless (as defined by HUD), or
  • At risk of becoming homeless

Applications will be accepted by mail or in person.

Paper applications will be available to print from the FWHA website www.fwha.org or available for pickup at the following locations:

  • FWHA Administrative Building, 7315 Hanna Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46816

All applications received by mail must be postmarked by February 19, 2020.  Completed applications may also be delivered to FWHA (7315 Hanna Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46816) during business hours (8:00am ET to 5:00pm ET) on February 19, 2020.  Only one application will be accepted per person.

HCVP applicants are reminded that once they apply, they must report all changes in their address or preferences to the Fort Wayne Housing Authority IN WRITING within 10 business days of the change. No changes will be accepted over the phone.  No mail is forwarded by the U.S. Post Office from the housing authority.  If no address change is made with the Housing Authority and the FWHA receives returned mail, the application will be removed from the waiting list.

Please contact 260.267.9300 with any questions.

 

FWHA Press Release – HCVP WL Opening Mainstream 2.19.20