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Public
Housing
GHMA
owns and manages 139 elderly and 222 family units. These units are
distributed in Beavercreek, Cedarville, Fairborn, Yellow Springs,
and Xenia. 
Section
8
This
program offers vouchers to eligible elderly, single, near-elderly,
handicapped, disabled and families to find their own unit, enter
into a lease directly with the owner and to have GHMA supplement
their rent payments to the owner.
IDA
(Individual Development Account)
IDA's
are savings accounts for low and moderate-income families designed
to encourage savings, asset building, and financial responsibility.
IDA's can be used for purposes such as home ownership, education,
and business capitalization.
Project
Total
This
is a grant funded program which began in June of 1998. Its purpose
is to provide intensive assistance to county residents who are homeless
or at-risk of homelessness and help them to obtain and maintain
housing.
Sensible Shelter, Inc. - Home
Ownership
In order
to develop homeownership opportunities for its residents, Greene
Metropolitan Housing Authority (GMHA) established the non-profit
Sensible Shelter, Inc. (SSI). Sensible Shelter, Inc. was incorporated
on May 3, 1989 by GMHA. Sensible Shelter, Inc. has as one of its
purposes "To develop real estate for the purpose of providing
the opportunity for home ownership for persons and families of low
to moderate income." SSI has been used as the vehicle for developing
each of the innovative homeowner projects.
Wise
Manor
Mary
Wise Manor
is owned by Wise Manor Limited Partnership and is managed by GMHA.
The project includes ten (10) rent-to-own homes built in 1991. Families
living there will have the option to purchase the homes in fifteen
years.
Resident
Initiatives
Greene
Metropolitan Housing Authority provides on-the-job training for
Low Rent through the Resident Initiatives Program. This program
is designed to assist residents with learning a new skill which
will broaden their marketability in the job market. Training opportunities
range from maintenance/grounds work to office/clerical work.
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