Press Release Index
Sonoma County Housing Authority to accept applications for Project-Based Voucher lotteries
The Sonoma County Housing Authority will accept applications for one- and two-bedroom Project-Based Vouchers waitlist lotteries from November 1 through November 30. The waitlists will be for applicants who meet the qualifications for “extremely low income,” which is at or below 30 percent of area median income. Read full story
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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