Lucas Metropolitan Housing
Rachel Gagnon,
Interim CEO
424 Jackson Street
Toledo, OH
(419) 259-9400
(419) 259-9494
About Us
Established in 1933, Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority (LMHA) continues to provide affordable housing to adults, seniors and children in its Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, Mixed-Income and market rate housing units. LMHA, also, provides a myriad of programs and opportunities designed to improve the total quality of life for our residents, with the ultimate goal of achieving self-sufficiency. The programs and services are the result of successful collaborations with numerous community partners. Our current housing portfolio consists of 2,701 Public Housing units; 4,704 Housing Choice Vouchers; 32 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit units; 198 Market Rate units; and, 53 Rent-to-Own properties.
By The numbers
Public Housing Units 2669
Vouchers 4698
Total Units 7367
Latest News
9.7.21
Members Making News
Lucas Metropolitan Housing and Toledo Lucas County Health Department officials appeared on a WTOL 11 Toledo news segment to share information on getting the COVID-19 vaccine. You can watch the news segment here.
9.7.21
Members Making News
From ABC 13 Toledo:
In late June, the Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority opened up their waitlist for affordable housing that had been closed since February of 2020. They received nearly 3000 applications.
“We realize there is an affordable housing crisis and we are going to be...
6.30.21
Members Making News
From the Toledo Blade:
Tatiana Brown was down on her luck and in a rut.
Working two jobs and trying to get by like millions of other everyday Americans, she found herself still struggling to get ahead. So in 2014, she turned to public housing.
She applied to Lucas Metropolitan Housing, was...
6.9.21
Members Making News
From NBC 24 News Toledo:
The Lucas Metropolitan Housing Board of Commissioners has authorized a purchase agreement for the current United Way of Greater Toledo headquarters property.
The building at 424 Jackson St. is more convenient for LMH services, with ample free parking...
5.26.21
Members Making News
From the Toledo Blade:
Lucas Metropolitan Housing is expanding its Collingwood Green development again, this time with 55 family townhomes and 75 senior apartments.
They’ll likely be the last builds on the 20-acre site bounded by Nebraska Avenue, Division Street, Indiana Avenue, and I-75 near...
4.22.21
Members Making News
From Lucas Metropolitan Housing's press release:
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded Lucas Metropolitan Housing $423,352 under the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) grant program. ROSS grant funds will help the agency hire and/or retain Service...
4.22.21
Members Making News
From Lucas Metropolitan Housing's press release:
Lucas Metropolitan Housing (LMH), and the City of Toledo, were awarded a $450,000 Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help revitalize and transform McClinton Nunn Homes and the...
2.9.21
Awards/Grants, Press Release
Grants will help PHA residents with immediate and locally defined needs exacerbated by COVID-19
Washington, D.C. (February 9, 2021) -- The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) is pleased to announce the ten recipients of its COVID Resident Support Grants. The...
1.27.21
Members Making News
From Lucas Metropolitan Housing's press release:
In 2020, the Board of Lucas County Commissioners made CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) funding available to local organizations to cover the cost of expenditures incurred due to the unprecedented COVID-19 public health...
1.13.21
Members Making News
Congratulations to the seven CLPHA member housing authorities from across the country that were recently awarded HUD Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Planning Grants! Funded through HUD's Choice Neighborhoods program, these grants will help local leaders craft comprehensive...
Our Mission: To create and maintain sustainable, affordable housing opportunities, provide pathways to a better quality of life, and empower vibrant communities.
Job Openings
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