Jackson County Housing Authority

The Section 8 Program will be temporarily accepting applications for Mainstream Vouchers beginning July 13, 2020. Mainstream Vouchers are specialized vouchers that target a specific demographic, and thus cannot be issued to all of the applicants on the Section 8 waiting list.

In order to qualify for the Mainstream Voucher, at least one member of the applicant’s household must meet all of the following requirements:

•  Must be between the ages of 18-61

•  Must be disabled

•  Must be one of the following: homeless, at risk of homelessness, transitioning out of an institution (such as a rehab facility or a jail), or at risk of being placed into an institution due to a lack of housing.

Since only those who qualify for the Mainstream Voucher will be allowed to apply during this limited opening, we have a pre-application form which must be completed as an initial screening for eligibility.

Mainstream Voucher applicants will still be subject to a background check and a check to ensure they do not owe a debt to a HUD-funded organization prior to voucher issuance.

In order to facilitate a more timely assistance of referred individuals, we ask that all applicants gather necessary documentation to include with their pre-application. This includes:

•  Birth Certificates or Voter ID or Passport or DD214 for all members of the household

•  Social Security Card for all members of the household

•  Proof of all income coming to the household from all sources for the last 30 days

•  Proof of disability for the household member who qualifies the family for the Mainstream Voucher (either verification from Social Security, or a recent letter or the attached form filled out by a professional in the field of the disability)

•  If homeless, fill out the verification form for homelessness; if at risk of homelessness, fill out the at risk verification form; if transitioning from an institution, provide documentation of this transition; if at risk of re-institutionalization due to lack of housing, please provide the documentation which informed the applicant that they were at risk.

•  Other documentation may be required for certain household compositions or other preferences which come up in review.

We will begin accepting pre-applications on Monday, July 13, 2020. At this time, our offices are still closed to the public.

We can accept pre-applications via fax, email, our locked drop box (accessible 24/7 in the foyer of the South entrance to 300 North 7th Street in Murphysboro).

We will accept applications until we are able to fill all available Mainstream Vouchers. Applications received during the application window from applicants that are not able to receive a Mainstream Voucher at this time will be placed on the waiting list and will be eligible to potentially receive a Housing Choice Voucher if they still qualify for the Mainstream Voucher at the time they are selected from the list for review. We will send notifications by the same means as this announcement to announce the closing of the application period when it is determined.

Office hours are as follows:

Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri          8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Wednesdays                       8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Applications and questions may be directed to:

Jessie Hall

jhall@jcha-il.org

phone: 618-684-3102 ext. 204

fax: 618-684-5879

MSV PRE-APPLICATION MATERIALS:

MSV Referral Form (For use by social service agencies and outreach groups)

MSV Pre-Application Instructions

MSV Informational Sheet

MSV Pre-Application

MSV Family Sheet (to be filled out if the household contains more than one person and one spouse)

Release forms required for all applicants to all programs

VERIFICATION FORMS:

Homeless Verification

At Risk of Homelessness Verification

Disability Verification form (to be filled out by a professional in the field if other documentation is not available)