A new edition of Vibrations newsletter for our Shell and Monterey apartment complexes is available here in PDF format.

A new RFP for the rehabilitation of 301 Union Street is available.

3806 Roads View has sold!

View our online slideshow with photos of 50 years of HRHA history!

The Frequently Asked Questions related to our Public Housing Waiting List have been updated.

A class for new landlords is held once per month at the office located at 811 West Pembroke Ave.  Class times are from 2:30 - 3:30 pm.  Please contact our Inspection Assistant at 757-727-1521 extension 301 to register.

We have 2 new homes for sale!

We now have site-based waiting lists for public housing.  This means that your expected waiting time will vary depending on the community or communities you select.  Estimated wait times are:

• Lincoln Park, 6 months - 3 years

• Langley Village, 3 - 12 months

• North Phoebus, 12 month - 4 years

We no longer have a centralized work order hotline.  You should now call your Rental Office to submit a work order.

Our 2008 Admin Plan (Section 8) and ACOP (Public Housing) documents have been placed on our Section 8 and Public Housing pages.

HUD SUBSIDIZED UNITS -- A document containing a list of properties that participate in the Section 8 program are now available by clicking here.  The document also includes emergency contact resources and other housing authorities in the Hampton Roads area.

Effective 4:30 p.m. Friday, July 13, 2007, the Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority (HRHA) will suspend taking applications for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Waiting List.  All applications postmarked on or before July 13, 2007, will meet the deadline.   A notice will be published when we can resume taking applications.  We do not anticipate that this will occur within the next thirty-six months (3 years).

At the SouthEastern Regional Council (SERC) Annual Meeting, held on June 27th in Tunica, MS, Frank Lofurno, Executive Director of HRHA was elected President of SERC for the October, 2007 through September, 2009 term of office. 

SERC is the largest of the eight regions of NAHRO – the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials.  There are approximately 3,200 authorities across the country; approximately one-third of these are located within SERC. 

SERC is comprised of 10 states:  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. 

Frank has been involved with SERC since 1989 and has served on the Executive Committee for the past eight years.  As President, he will continue to serve on the NAHRO Board of Governors.

What better gift could you give a person with mobility problems than independence?

On a very hot and humid Saturday in July, members of the Exchange Club of Wythe gave that gift to their 150th recipient, a resident of Al Street in Hampton.

Like almost every month for the past 15 years, these volunteers gathered to measure, dig, saw, and nail together a ramp.  Before they leave, a wheelchair occupant will come out of the door and discover what club members have attached to the house: a path to independence, a way out into the world.

The look on their faces when they make that discovery, says club President-elect Phil Everhart, is what makes it "worth every ounce of energy it takes from us."

Once people with mobility disabilities get into the world, the Americans with Disabilities Act makes it easier to get around than it used to be, with curb cuts, power-assisted doors, elevators, and ramps.  But for many, getting out is the hardest part, because the stoops and steps of their homes create an insurmountable obstacle.

That's why the Exchange Club has built 150 ramps at Hampton homes.

Eligibility for the ramps is based on the financial status of the household.  The cost of materials is covered by the City of Hampton's Community Development Block Grant program.  However, the volunteer time and energy is all donated by the Exchange Club of Wythe.  Virginia House of Delegates member, Tom Gear stopped by to show his support and a neighbor of the ramp recipient donated $200 to the Exchange Club of Wythe.

HRHA offers grants for non-ambulatory Hampton residents that are in need of a wheelchair ramp. This grant covers the cost of materials to build the ramp on the recipient’s primary residence. Grant recipients may hire a Virginia licensed and insured contractor of their choice to construct the ramp or receive volunteer labor by registering on our waiting list.

For further information about HRHA programs, please contact (757) 727-1111, option 6.