| Omaha Housing Authority | |
| Headquarters: | 1823 Harney Street Omaha, NE 68102 |
| Coordinates: | 41.2563°N -95.9406°W |
| Jurisdiction: | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Employees: | 170 |
| Chief1 Name: | Joanie Poore |
| Chief1 Position: | Chief Executive Officer |
| Parent Agency: | Government of Omaha |
Omaha Housing Authority,, is the government agency responsible for providing public housing in Omaha, Nebraska. It is the parent organization of Housing in Omaha, Inc., a nonprofit housing developer for low-income housing.
OHA contracts with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide low-income people housing through rent subsidies and through 2700 public housing units and over 3700 Section 8 units.[1]
OHA is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the Omaha City Council. Commissioners serve staggered five-year terms, setting policies governing the operations of OHA and directing current and future programs.OHA contracts with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide low-income people housing through rent subsidies and through 2700 public housing units and over 4413 Section 8 units.[2]
Housing in Omaha, Inc. is a non-profit affiliate corporation of the Omaha Housing Authority. HIO is a separate corporation which owns and operates its own housing units under the Section 8 New Construction program since 1979. Clifford Scott is the current Chief Executive Officer.[3]