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Housing authority approves policy to move EHV families to HCV as EHV funding runs short
Summary
The Crescent City Housing Authority amended Chapter 4 of its administrative plan to prioritize Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) families at risk of losing assistance by placing them at the top of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list and transferring them to HCV; staff said 11 families (now 9) were affected and that EHV funding may be exhausted in 2026.
The Crescent City Housing Authority board voted to amend its administrative plan to create a waiting-list preference that moves Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) families at risk of losing assistance onto the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) list and into HCV funding.
Housing staff told the board that EHV funding, created during the COVID-19 pandemic with an expected funding horizon through 2030, is now projected to run out in 2026 because housing costs have risen faster than anticipated. "Because of that, the funds that were supposed to last until 2030 are now gonna be running out in 2026," the staff member said, and HUD advised housing authorities to plan transfers to HCV where possible.
Under the approved change, EHV households already in units and under contract would submit HCV applications, receive a waiting-list preference that places them at the top of the list, and then be issued HCV vouchers and funding without changing tenancy or owner payments. Staff said this would preserve housing stability for those families while replacement funding is identified.
Board members asked how many families would be prioritized; staff said 11 families were listed when the staff report was written and nine remained by the time of the hearing. Staff also described voucher-pull activity: 250 names were pulled from the waiting list, 120 vouchers were issued in anticipation of additional units (40 expected senior units at Battery Point, which have been delayed), and typical wait times for assistance can be roughly 12 months given housing availability.
The board voted to adopt HA Resolution HA2025‑02 to amend Chapter 4 of the HCV administrative plan. The board recorded unanimous support from Directors Greenough and Tinkler and Chair Altman.
Next steps: staff will place EHV families who meet the at‑risk criteria on the HCV waiting list per the new preference and continue coordinating with local providers (Del Norte Mission Possible, county coordinated entry) to assist people who are newly homeless.
