Tag Archives: affordable housing

On May 15th, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it is making $85 million available to state housing agencies to provide housing assistance for extremely low-income persons with disabilities. As part of recent reforms  made to the 811 Program, the funding  is specifically intended to target “extremely” low-income persons with disabilities, which they define as “those who are at or below 30 …

Now there’s an easy way to find affordable housing with the specific accessibility features you need.  Socialserve.com is a free, online, searchable database that lists places for rent or for sale.  It’s also disability-friendly and multilingual.  You can specify search criteria  such as entry ramps, low vanity,  roll-in shower, what language the landlord speaks, price, Section 8, distance to public …