Fort Worth Housing Solutions
Mary-Margaret Lemons,
President
1201 E 13th St
Fort Worth, TX
(817) 333-3400
(817) 332-4830
By The numbers
Public Housing Units 1148
Vouchers 6177
Total Units 7325
Latest News
6.30.21
Members Making News
From Fort Worth Magazine:
Fort Worth Housing Solutions, the city’s public housing authority, and the nationally recognized developer AMTEX have completed a deal to build a 339-unit mixed-income apartment community off Westport Parkway and what will become far North Beach Street.
The Opal will be...
5.26.21
Members Making News
From the Fort Worth Report:
Millions of dollars in Tarrant County are waiting to be used for rent relief.
Together, Tarrant County and the cities of Fort Worth and Arlington received a combined $63 million to give tenants and landlords for rent and utilities. Tarrant County has allocated...
2.10.21
Members Making News
From WBAP Radio:
The Fort Worth Stop Six Neighborhood will soon have more housing, amenities and job opportunities.
Demolition for the 1950s-era J.A. Cavile Place public housing community is underway to make room for a mixed-used development.
Known for its red brick buildings, Cavile’s 300 units...
10.7.20
Members Making News
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
A HomeTowne Studios extended-stay hotel off North Beach Street and Loop 820 is likely to be the future home for Fort Worth residents facing homelessness who are at particularly high risk of COVID-19.
Fort Worth Housing Solutions, the city’s housing authority,...
4.27.20
Members Making News
CLPHA congratulates our two members who each won $35 million FY19 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation grants, Fort Worth Housing Solutions and the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles!
FWHS and the City of Fort Worth, TX's CNI grant will support the transformation of Fort...
2.5.20
Members Making News
From Fort Worth Housing Solutions' website:
Hats off to the 51 women and men who graduated from either the Family Self-Sufficiency or Homeownership programs in 2019! We celebrated their successes at a graduation dinner Dec. 3.
“The hardest part is to start,” recalled Shunteia Goldman,...
1.8.20
Members Making News
On December 31, 2019 HUD announced more than $79 million in Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) grants to nearly 700 public housing authorities nationwide. FSS grants help public housing authorities hire service coordinators who connect public housing residents with local programs and services with the...
12.20.19
Members Making News
From Fort Worth Housing Solutions' press release:
Fort Worth Housing Solutions and its developer partner, AMCAL, have broken ground on the first phase of a 520-unit, “Class-A” apartment community adjacent to AllianceTexas.
Named for Barbara Holston, the housing authority’s president for 23...
12.5.19
Members Making News
From Fort Worth Housing Solutions' newsletter:
After months of public meetings and planning, Fort Worth Housing Solutions submitted a $35 million HUD Choice Neighborhood Grant application in early November. HUD’s review process is expected to take about six months. If we win the grant, it...
11.22.19
Members Making News, CLPHA Member Update
HUD has announced $99 million in new Mainstream Voucher awards to 285 PHAs including 26 CLPHA members, who received $25.9 million and a combined 2,462 vouchers. CLPHA advocated for larger award amounts in the second competition and we are pleased to see there have been increased allocations of up...
Job Openings
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SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the SVP of Development and Asset Management, the Financial Analyst is responsible for supporting the Agency’s financial goals and objectives as it relates to Development and Asset Management department (DAM), and will serve as a resource to drive the Agency’s...
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Posted on 3.17.21
SUMMARY:
Under the general direction of the President. Responsible for carrying out policies as directed by the President including interacting with community, city, state and federal representatives and agencies; communications with residents, local officials, and the general public relative...
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Posted on 4.20.20
Applications due by 5.11.20