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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
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!
As of November 5, 2009, the Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers we will not be issuing any more vouchers for the rest of calendar year 2009. It is a possibility that no vouchers will be issued in the year 2010, but please feel free to check back to see if there are any updates or changes regarding the Section 8 Voucher Program.
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.
Individual
Development Account (IDA)
IDA’s
are matched savings accounts for low and moderate-income families
designed to encourage savings, asset building, and financial
responsibility through matching individual savings by at least two
to one. IDAs can be used for purposes such as first-time 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 home-based case
management to county residents who are homeless to help them to
obtain and maintain permanent housing.
Sensible Shelter, Inc. - Home
Ownership
Sensible Shelter, Inc., a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, was established in
1989 by GMHA to provide homeownership opportunities for low and
moderate-income families. It 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.”
Wise
Manor
Mary
Wise Manor is owned by Sensible Shelter and is managed
by GMHA. The development originally had ten (10) lease-to-purchase
homes, which were sold to the resident in 2006. Still left are
eight townhouse two-bedroom rental units that are available for low
income families.
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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