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A Kansas farm girl, a wicked witch, flying monkeys and a dog named Toto are just a few of the wonderful characters that came to Claremont Courts in Greensboro Housing Authority’s (GHA’s) summer theater production of “The Wiz”

The 60-foot customized trailer was hard to miss in the Greensboro Housing Authority’s Hampton Homes’ parking lot as the Lions Club offered free vision and hearing screenings to residents on August 20.

Each summer Guilford County Schools partners with Greensboro Housing Authority (GHA) to provide free lunches to children in five GHA communities.

The Greensboro Housing Authority will close all wait lists on August 1, 2015 until further notice.

Greensboro Housing Authority (GHA) has been awarded the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials Award of Merit in Housing and Community Development for the Authority’s “It’s Your Time to Shine” Theater Arts Program.

Greensboro Housing Authority (GHA) hosted the Public Housing Authority State Athletic Conference (PHASAC) Hoops to Hope tournament held May 15- 17 at Dudley High School.

You could be eligible for free tax preparation. Find out how.

Attached are the draft Admissions and Continued Occupancy Plan and the Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan effective July 1, 2015, and to find information about a public hearing.

Attached are the draft Admissions and Continued Occupancy PLan and the Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan effective July 1, 2015.

Click here to review the draft agency plans effective July 1, 2015

Children from the Smith Homes public housing community owe a big thanks to new Washington Redskin recruit Chibuikem Kennth Okoro.

Greensboro Housing Authority Board of Commissioners and executive staff joined together to recognize and thank Otis Wilson for his years of service on December 15, 2014.

Click here to review the draft of Greensboro Housing Authority's Admissions and Continued Occupancy Plan effecteive July 1, 2015.

Click here to view the Greensboro Housing Authority's draft Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Plan effective July 1, 2015

The Greensboro Housing Authority (GHA), Greensboro Police Department (GPD) and GHA residents joined together to remember and honor the past and celebrate the establishment of Police Neighborhood Resource Centers (PNRC) in 1989.

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Greensboro Housing Authority CEO Tina Akers Brown stands to the right of US Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro for a photo at the recent National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) National Conference and Exhibition.

Claremont Courts hosts domestic violence awareness program.

Agencies joined together to celebrate Housing America Month on October 2nd.

Now accepting applications for GHA's Housing Choice Voucher Program Waiting List.

Now accepting applications for GHA's Mainstream Program Waiting List.

Now accepting applications for GHA's Public Housing Waiting List

Joseph has recently joined GHA as the VP of Real Estate Development

Public Housing Waiting List now Open for near elderly residents

Greensboro Housing Authority (GHA) and its residents were honored at the recent Carolinas Council of Housing and Redevelopment & Codes Officials annual conference held August 24-27, 2014.

Cub and Boy Scout Recruitment meeting at Claremont Courts

Activities to inspire, improve and impact your Self, Health & Wealth.

Each year on August 5, communities around the nation come together to celebrate National Night Out. In Greensboro Housing Authority communities, this year was no exception as neighborhoods came together to enjoy food and fellowship with their neighbors and the local police officers and fire fighters who work to keep their community safe.

LaTasha Henry, a single mother, North Carolina State Agriculture and Technical School (NC A&T) senior, and Foxworth resident, has been named a Carolinas Council of Housing, Redevelopment and Code Officials (CCHRCO) scholarship winner for 2014

Five Resident Councils will be receiving over $4,000 for activities to be held in Greensboro Housing Authority (GHA) communities.

The Greensboro Police Department’s PNRC Unit held “Leading by Example”, its first Youth Leadership Academy, on June 24-26 2014, for youth residing in Greensboro Housing Authority communities

Connected Living graduates and those who continue to learn in the program gathered together for fellowship, food and fun on May 7, 2014, at Hall Towers.

Greensboro Housing Authority (GHA) partnered with XLC Services to hold a job fair open to all GHA clients.

Greensboro Housing Authority (GHA) is the recipient of funding in the amount of $1,013,615 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide housing assistance to families who are experiencing homelessness in Greensboro, NC.

The project serves economically disadvantaged youth and adults in the areas of education and economic opportunity and assists them in improving their quality of life.

United Way offers tax preparation assistance.

Get help with your taxes in GHA's computer labs.

A Public Hearing will be held at 6:00PM on March 6, 2014 at Claremont Courts Community Center for an Amendment to the 2013 Annual Plan and to present the 2014 Agency Plan. Read more.

The Smart Women Empowering & Educating Themselves or the S.W.E.E.T. Program kicked off on October 2, 2013 under the guidance of Wanda Mackey and Laura Mrosla with Guilford County Department of Public Health

Residents, police officers and Greensboro Housing Authority (GHA) staff came together on November 6 to commemorate 24 years of a partnership that has impacted crime in public housing communities.

In an average year in Greensboro, NC, domestic violence claims three to four lives. So far this year, Greensboro has lost ten lives to domestic violence. Greensboro Housing Authority (GHA) hosted Greensboro’s Police Neighborhood Resource Center’s first annual domestic violence awareness program at Claremont Courts Community Center on Thursday, October 17, 2013.

Housing America Month was celebrated in Greensboro, NC, with an art show featuring posters created by children who live in Greensboro Housing Authority’s (GHA) public housing communities or who are clients of GHA’s Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Thanks to the Greensboro Police Department (GPD) and barbers throughout Greensboro, young men will be ready to enter school this year with a fresh haircut and brand new backpack.

Various GHA communities celebrate and participate in National Night Out.

Senior social networking/computer classes holds graduation

Youth ages five to sixteen present play entitled "You Look Ridiculous" at GHA's Claremont Courts.

GHA held Youth Explosion, an event for youth ages 12 to 18 who live in GHA communities, entitled TTG - Teens Trained for Greatness.

GHA youths participate in program to learn to play tennis and bone up on their reading skills.

For the eighth straight year, Greensboro Housing Authority has been recognized for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA).

A resolution was presented and adopted by the city for GHA's work throughout Greensboro.

Greensboro Housing Authority held Resident Council Leadership Training in March at its Claremont Courts Community Center.

THE GREENSBORO HOUSING AUTHORITY will close the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Public Housing waiting lists on April 30, 2013 both waiting list will remain closed until further notice and no applications for assistance will be accepted after the closing date.

Children enrolled in the Center for New North Carolinians Thriving at 3 program were invited to a fun day with the chil-dren enrolled in Claremont Courts’ program.

Public Hearing concerning the Agency Plan on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 6:00 pm

Nearly 60 senior residents of Gateway Plaza come together on Valentine's Day to celebrate

Greensboro Housing Authority (GHA) was awarded the 2012 Spirit of North Carolina Award by the United Way of North Carolina (UWNC).

Greensboro Housing Authority’s Claremont Courts Community Center was the site of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Roundtable on February 6, 2013.

Greensboro Housing Authority (GHA) sent 11 players to Statesville to participate in the 16 th Annual Martin Luther King Southeast Regional Council (SERC) Basketball Challenge tournament

For Ten Years service on the GHA Board of Commissioners

List of times and locations where you may receive help filing your taxes at GHA computer labs.

Classes to help our elderly residents become more acquainted with technology, and improve their computer skills.

Information on the program supported by Thriving at Three to promote literacy in young children.

The Greensboro Cultural Center at Festival Park was the site of Greensboro's celebration of Housing America Month. Greensboro Housing Authority (GHA) in partnership with The African American Atelier hosted an art gallery and reception that featured posters created by children in Greensboro's affordable housing for NAHRO's annual "What Home Means to Me".

Greensboro Housing Authority (GHA) residents, staff and commissioners joined the Greensboro Police Department (GPD) on November 8, 2012, at the Claremont Courts Community Center to celebrate a program that has continued since 1989.

Partners Advocating Student Success held a special event in the Claremont Courts community and gave kids free haircuts, and info on bike safety, and more.

Greensboro Housing Authority hosts a celebration of Father's Day at its Raw Warren community.

Greensboro Housing Authority opens computer labs at two of their elderly communities.

Residents from nine Greensboro Housing Authority communities came together to commemorate the 29th anniversary of National Night Out on August 7, 2012.

Greensboro Housing Authority publishes its 2011 Annual Report.

The Servant Center and the Greensboro Housing Authority have partnered to better serve the needs of the homeless Veteran population.

On February 29, 2012, awards were presented at Housing Summit 2012 for outstanding contributions that exceed expectations, are innovative, and make a measurable impact on Greensboro's future. Greensboro Housing Authority (GHA) received the Building Healthy Homes award at the conference for the construction of a new community building and the renovation of existing apartments at Stoneridge, a Greensboro public housing community that is designated for the elderly.

The artwork of two high school students and one middle school student from Greensboro were selected to appear in the NAHRO 2012 What Home Means To Me calendar.

Greensboro Housing Authority employees reach their United Way goal.

Leslie McLean of Alcohol & Drug Services spoke to mothers enrolled in Greensboro's Thriving at Three (TAT) program as part of the Great American Smokeout on November 17th in Greensboro Housing Authority's Claremont Courts.

Greensboro Mayor William H. Knight; City Council Member Trudy Wade; Director of Public Housing for HUD's Greensboro Field Office Michael A. Williams; J. Hyatt Hammond Associates, Inc. Architect Bruce Cantrel; and Greensboro Housing Authority Chief Executive Officer Tina Akers Brown addressed a crowded room of Stoneridge residents, GHA staff, and other well wishers during the grand opening and ribbon cutting for the new Stoneridge Community Center on November 16, 2011.