Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All

The need for affordable housing continues to increase throughout our communities. West Central has two different Housing programs, Housing Assistance and Housing Enrichment, which provide opportunities for low-income persons to have decent, safe and sanitary housing. Over 3,000 lives in nearly 1700 households are touched by the comprehensive housing programs operated by West Central’s Housing programs every day.

Are you a voucher holder? Need some guidance getting started, searching for a unit, and about your rights and responsibilities as a voucher holder? Click here: https://www.hud.gov/hcv/tenants

Housing Assistance Programs (described below)

Housing Choice Voucher Program (formerly Section 8)
Family Self-Sufficiency & Home Ownership Programs
Rapid Re-Housing Program
Homelessness Prevention Services
Income Guidelines

Housing Enrichment Programs (follow links below)

Weatherization and Home Repair Opportunity (HeRO)
Multi-Family Housing Properties
Income Guidelines — contact the property

Housing Assistance

Click Here For 2022 Income Guidelines

Housing Assistance Services include:

Housing Choice Voucher Program: (formerly known as Section 8 Housing) Nearly 1,300 households are provided the opportunity to live in a decent safe and sanitary housing of their choice by receiving Housing Choice Voucher subsidies through this program in eight rural counties as well as the metro county of Cass and the City of Grandview, Missouri.

Waiting List: If you would like to fill out an application to be placed on the waiting list for Housing, click here to fill out the form.

Family Self-Sufficiency and Home Ownership Programs: These programs are offered in conjunction with the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Over 150 families are participating in the Family Self-Sufficiency Program and many have graduated and become self-sufficient. A number of families have been able to become homeowners by taking advantage of the Home Ownership Program, which helps the families pay their mortgage rather than rent.

Rapid Re-Housing Program:

rapidly connects families and individuals experiencing homelessness to permanent housing through assistance that may include the use of time-limited financial assistance and targeted supportive services.

Homelessness Prevention Services: short-term financial assistance for rent, security deposit or utility payments.

Read our Homeless Missourians Information System (HMIS) Privacy Policy HERE

More about HMIS at this link: HMIS:Homeless Management Information System – HUD Exchange

For more information regarding the Housing Choice Voucher Program, Family Self-Sufficiency, and Home Ownership Programs and reside in Bates, Benton, Cass, Cedar, Henry, Hickory, Morgan, St. Clair, or Vernon County: