Since our establishment in 1966, by a charter of the City of Gainesville, Gainesville Housing Authority (GHA) has been committed to advocating and providing affordable housing for eligible individuals and families. GHA works closely with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the City of Gainesville, and area agencies and organizations to provide services and opportunities, not only to our residents, but to the entire community.

GHA owns and operates 8 Public Housing properties (543 units), administers 1,214 Housing Choice Vouchers, and 26 unsubsidized housing units.

GHA operates the Job Training & Entrepreneurial Program (JTEP) for our Public Housing residents and Housing Choice Voucher participants.

The Board of Commissioners consists of five members that are appointed by the Mayor. Generally, these five members have a strong record of success in private and public sector operations. The GHA Board of Commissioners also serves as the Board of Directors for the Gainesville Housing Development and Management Corporation (GHDMC).

GHDMC

GHDMC was established in 2014 as an instrumentality of GHA and operates as the 501c3 nonprofit development arm of the housing authority.

GFHC

Additionally, GHA has an affiliate organization Gainesville Florida Housing Corporation (GFHC). GFHC was established in 1979 to further the affordable housing goals of GHA in and around Gainesville.