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December 20, 2023 | Community Development Commission

Sonoma County Housing Authority awarded $1.18 million in funding for new housing vouchers

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the Sonoma County Housing Authority more than $1.18 million in additional Family Unification Program (FUP) vouchers. The 53 new vouchers are in addition to the existing, fully-utilized, 117 vouchers that are provided through the HUD-sponsored FUP, which supports families and youths to find permanent stable housing. Read full story


August 30, 2023 | Community Development Commission

Sonoma County Housing Authority opens new Housing Choice Voucher waitlist lottery

The Sonoma County Housing Authority will be accepting applications from Oct. 1 until Oct. 31 for its Housing Choice Voucher waitlist lottery. Read full story


November 17, 2022 | Community Development Commission

Zach Powers of Sebastopol named as Housing Hero of the month

Zach Powers, a property owner in Sebastopol and native Sonoma County resident, has been named the county’s Housing Hero for the month of November as part of an ongoing campaign to address the region’s housing shortage. Read full story


November 18, 2020 | Community Development Commission

Sonoma County Housing Authority Opens New Project-Based Voucher Waitlists for apartment units in Sonoma

The Sonoma County Housing Authority will accept applicationsfrom November 16 through December 18, 2020  for new Project-Based Voucher Waitlists tied toone, two and three-bedroom units at Altamira Family Apartments in Sonoma Read full story


June 26, 2020 | Community Development Commission

Abre una nueva Lista de Espera para Vales de ProyectoBasado para estudios y unidades de 1-recamara en Cloverdale y Petaluma

La Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Sonoma aceptará solicitudes desde el 6 de enero al 7 de febrero de 2020 para una nueva Lista de Espera para un Vale de Proyecto Basado atado a unidades de 4-recamaras en Riverfield Homes en Healdsburg, CA. Read full story


June 18, 2020 | Community Development Commission

Project-Based Voucher Waitlist on 4-Bedroom Units in Healdsburg, CA Open

The Sonoma County Housing Authority is accepting applications for its Project-Based Voucher Waitlist tied to 4-bedroom units at Riverfield Homes in Healdsburg, CA. Read full story


June 18, 2020 | Community Development Commission

Abre una Lista de Espera para un Vale de Proyecto Basado para unidadesde 4-recamaras en Healdsburg, CA

La Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Sonoma aceptará solicitudes desde el 6 de enero al 7 de febrero de 2020 para una nueva Lista de Espera para un Vale de Proyecto Basado atado a unidades de 4-recamaras en Riverfield Homes en Healdsburg, CA. Read full story


January 06, 2020 | Community Development Commission

Sonoma County HousingAuthority Opens Project-Based Voucher Waitlist on 4-bedroom unit in Healdsburg,CA

The Sonoma County HousingAuthority will accept applications from Jan. 6 – Feb. 7, 2020 for a new,Project-Based Voucher Waitlist tied to 4-bedroom units at Riverfield Homes inHealdsburg, CA.  This waiting list isspecifically for households with five-ten members that require 4-bedroom units. Households with less than five peopleare not eligible for this list. Read full story


June 26, 2019 | Community Development Commission

Sonoma County 2019 Point-in-Time Homeless Count Shows Reduction in Countywide Homelessness

Despite widespread concerns about the ongoing effects of the 2017 fires, the 2019 Point-in-Time Homeless Count shows that the number of people experiencing homelessness in Sonoma County has declined by 2% during the past year - from 2,996 in 2018 to 2,951 in 2019. Read full story


June 25, 2019 | Community Development Commission

Sonoma County Housing Authority Opens New Housing Choice Voucher Lottery Waitlist

The Sonoma County Housing Authority will accept applications for its new Housing Choice Voucher lottery waiting list from July 1-31, 2019. Applications may be completed online at www.waitlistcheck.com/CA085 or in person at the Housing Authority's offices, located at 1440 Guerneville Road in Santa Rosa. La Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Sonoma aceptará solicitudes para su nueva lista de espera para la lotería de Vales de Elección de Vivienda del 1 al 31 de julio de 2019. Las solicitudes se pueden completar en línea en www.waitlistcheck.com/CA085 O en persona en las oficinas de la Autoridad de Vivienda, ubicadas en 1440 Guerneville Road en Santa Rosa Read full story