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Tempe Housing Authority reports steady voucher leasing, $18M in assistance; approves minutes

Tempe Housing Authority Governing Board · January 23, 2026
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At a brief Tempe Housing Authority meeting, Deputy Human Services Director Irma Holland McCain reported strong voucher leasing and full budget utilization, highlighted family self-sufficiency graduations and a forthcoming home-rehabilitation program; the board approved Nov. 13, 2025 minutes 7-0 (Keating absent).

Irma Holland McCain, Deputy Human Services Director for Housing, told the Tempe Housing Authority governing board that the authority administered over $14,000,000 in housing assistance last year and is on track to administer more than $18,000,000 this year, with the capacity to assist roughly 1,243 households.

McCain presented quarterly HUD-vetted performance figures and said 1,047 vouchers were leased up in Tempe during the reporting cycle and the program’s attrition (voucher turnover) rate averaged 6.92% — notably lower than comparable statewide averages. “During this reporting cycle, we have 1,047 vouchers leased up in our community,” McCain said. She added that Tempe is using 100% of its budget…

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