NEWS RELEASE 
CONTACT: 
Angela Jones, Public Information Officer 
ABSOLUTELY NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION (916) 440-1355, or (916) 919-3090 
www.shra.org 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
HOUSING AUTHORITY OPENS WAITING LIST FOR 
PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAM (NON-HCV/SECTION8) 
(SACRAMENTO, CA: January 19, 2007) - The Sacramento Housing Authority will open the waiting list 
for the Public Housing program (non-HCV/Section 8) from Monday, January 22, 2007 through 
Friday, February 2, 2007. 
The Public Housing Program provides rental assistance to help low income persons afford safe, decent 
and sanitary housing that. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides funds to 
the Sacramento Housing Authority to administer the program in Sacramento County. Eligible individuals 
or families pay a portion of their income towards the rent once they select a Public Housing unit. 
Currently, more than 3,100 families are housed in the Public Housing units. 
Families move off the program because they have become self-sufficient and no longer need the 
assistance, or experience a change in their life so that assistance is no longer necessary. The Housing 
Authority must continually pull families from the waiting list to keep the unit occupied. 
Soon, the Housing Authority will have served all of the families on the waiting list. 
The current waiting list closed in November 2004. Sacramento County has changed since then and many 
people who need housing assistance now did not have the opportunity to apply then. 
The Housing Authority plans to open the waiting list more frequently so that we are better able to serve 
the community. 
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
HOUSING AUTHORITY OPENS WAITING LIST FOR 
PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAM (NON-HCV/SECTION 8) 
1. How do families apply for housing assistance? 
The best way to apply is to go to http://www.sacwaitlist.com to submit your application 
electronically. The application will be submitted immediately and you will receive a confirmation 
number that is your receipt. You can keep this confirmation number as proof that your application 
was submitted. You can submit an electronic application from any computer with Internet access (in 
your home or computers are available at libraries throughout the County for your use at no charge). 
Paper applications are available at the following locations: 
Applications cannot be turned it in at any of the SHRA offices. All applications must be mailed to 
the address listed on the application. If you mail it, it must be postmarked by midnight February 2 
and received by February 16, 2007 
2. How will the applications be sorted? 
All applicants will be placed in order according to a computerized random selection. The Housing 
Authority will use this process to create a waiting list of 10,000 families. All families who apply will 
be notified in April 2007 whether they were selected or not selected for the waiting list. 
3. If I turn in my application first, will I be assisted first? 
No. It is not first-come-first-served. Applicants are placed in an order determined by computerized 
selection 
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SHRA (www.shra.org) is a Joint Powers Authority created by the City and County of Sacramento to represent both jurisdictions for affordable 
housing and community redevelopment needs. The Agency is the leading public developer of affordable housing and oversees residential and 
commercial revitalization activities in 14 redevelopment areas throughout the City and County. SHRA has a FY 2007 budget of $233.8 million 
and approximately 302 employees. The Agency owns and manages 3,144 units of public housing and is one of the largest landlords in 
Sacramento. SHRA also administers approximately 11,000 rental assisted vouchers per month. 
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