Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority
Herman Hill,
Executive Director
100 West Cedar Street
Akron, OH
(330) 376-9631
(330) 376-6821
By The numbers
Public Housing Units 4555
Vouchers 5250
Total Units 9805
Latest News
7.9.24
CLPHA Member Update, Awards/Grants
HUD has announced $1.5 million in Housing Mobility-Related Services Planning awards to 25 PHAs across 14 states, with seven of CLPHA’s members earning funding. These funds enable PHAs to implement programs in their communities that help families using Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) find...
3.6.24
Members Making News
March 12 | 2:00 p.m. ET
Join Housing Is for an upcoming working group webinar with the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA) and the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) as they discuss their recent digital equity efforts. This conversation will center around how HACLA and...
2.28.24
CLPHA Member Update, Members Making News
8 CLPHA Members Earn VASH Awards
We are pleased to announce that several of our members have been awarded crucial funding to support homeless veterans in finding permanent housing. HUD and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently awarded $14 million in HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive...
4.28.23
Members Making News
This week, the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading announced 2023 Public Housing Communities Honor Roll. The honorees employ strategies and tactics that leverage the resources of public housing agencies and organizations to advance seamless systems of coordinated and aligned care, services and...
4.18.23
Members Making News
From Ideastream:
Woodridge Local Schools, the city of Cuyahoga Falls and the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA) are partnering to provide free Wi-Fi to residents in public housing.
AMHA Director of Resident Services Christina Hodgkinson said the project began with enabling Wi-Fi in...
1.10.23
Members Making News
From the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority's press release:
The Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA), in partnership with Community Action Akron Summit, is launching a Hotspot Lending Program available to qualifying residents in public housing. This program will provide 1,000 hotspots...
1.6.23
CLPHA Member Update, Members Making News
CLPHA Members Receive One-Fourth of All Awards
HUD announced the award of $24.7 million to 98 PHAs for providing non-elderly persons with disabilities with permanent affordable housing. The assistance will be provided through the Section 811 Mainstream Housing Choice Voucher Program, and...
12.15.22
Members Making News
The Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA), in partnership with Community Action Akron Summit, is launching a Hotspot Lending Program available to qualifying residents in public housing. This program will provide 1,000 hotspots through a lending library managed by AMHA connecting up to 15...
5.2.22
Members Making News
CLPHA to Highlight Finalists at Housing Is Summit May 18-19
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR) and the National Civic League recently announced the 2022 All-America City (AAC) Award finalists. This year, the AAC Award will recognize communities that are committed to improving the...
11.18.21
Members Making News
Public housing authorities know that providing stable housing is only the first step in helping families thrive. A comprehensive approach that combines health, education, and housing programs has shown to dramatically improve life outcomes for low-income families. Public housing authorities...
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