Georgia Association of Housing and Redevelopment Authorities

Georgia Association of Housing & Redevelopment Authorities

Vision / Mission / Goals

Vision
GAHRA will be the progressive leader and resource for the housing industry in the State of Georgia.

Mission
GAHRA is the resource to provide services to its membership and to assist in the development and management of diversified housing in the State of Georgia.

Goals

To provide opportunities for education and training for its membership
To provide technical assistance to meet the changing needs of the industry
To be proactive in the field of housing legislation
To project a professional image to the GAHRA membership and the public at large
To prepare Public Housing Authorities (PHA) and members to become financially self sustaining
To provide working models for diversified housing
To facilitate the development of resident leadership
To facilitate the professional development of GAHRA leadership
To provide information concerning housing issues to the membership in a timely manner
To assist the membership in the utilization of communication media
To develop a marketing strategy for diversified housing
To employ professional staff for GAHRA

About Us
The Georgia Association of Housing and Redevelopment Authorities (GAHRA) is 189 housing authorities strong. Our members provide affordable housing for approximately 250,000 of Georgia’s low-income residents; of which more than one-fourth are elderly and handicapped. The GAHRA membership administers and manages more than 100,000 dwelling units ranging from single bedroom apartment to five-bedroom houses. Some member agencies in smaller communities may manage less than 20 dwelling units while larger agencies may assist their communities with 20,000 affordable housing units.

For more than 60 years, GAHRA member agencies have provided a number of services related to housing issues for Georgia’s low-income citizens, including job training, homeownership assistance, drug abuse counseling, protective services, childcare, educational assistance, youth services and transportation assistance.

A leader in the field of training and education for its membership, GAHRA provides over 1,500 individual training opportunities for its members each year. Over 3,000 Georgia citizens are employed by GAHRA agencies.

Individual GAHRA members hold prominent positions at the regional and national level. These include committees with the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), and its subsidiary, the Southeastern Regional Council (SERC). A GAHRA member is serving as president of the Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (PHADA) for the term 2003-2005.

Annual Impact in Local Communities
	Wages, Benefits, Payroll Taxes	$ 70,000,000
	Payments in Lieu of Taxes	$ 3,000,000
	Utilities, Equipment, Supplies	$100,000,000
	Payments to Local Landlords	$280,000,000