Tacoma Housing Authority (THA) has other programs besides the Housing Choice Voucher Program that help pay rent on a dwelling. THA usually manages these programs in partnership with other community agencies. Here are some of them:

The Project-Based Section 8 Voucher Program
THA has agreed to “attach” some of its vouchers to units in specific apartment buildings owned by for-profit or non-profit private owners. Doing this provides several advantages to the owner. It helps to get financing to build or renovate the housing. It makes some of the units in the building affordable for a long time, generally 15 years. If the building has market rate units, these arrangements provide a good mix of incomes among the families in the building. The assisted families pay the same rent that they would in the regular voucher program. In most cases, they will be able to take a voucher with them once they move from the building. To do this, they must have stayed at least 12 months and have left in good standing.

Here are the apartment buildings or communities in Tacoma that offer THA Project-based vouchers:

Flett Meadows

New Salishan

Harborview Manor

Eliza McCabe

Hillside Terrace

Pacific Courtyard

Hillside Gardens

New Look Apartments

Tyler Square

City of Tacoma Tenant Based Rental Assistance
The City of Tacoma provides THA with funds to manage a separate rental assistance program. It is a small one, serving about 20 families. THA chooses its families in partnership with other social service agencies and school districts. Generally, this assistance lasts two years. After that time, THA tries to transfer the family to the regular voucher program.

SRO Voucher Program (Single Room Occupancy
A single room occupancy (more commonly SRO, sometimes called single resident occupancy) is a multiple tenant building that houses one or two people in individual rooms. Sometimes tenants in several units share a bathroom down the hall.

Here are the communities in Tacoma that offer SRO vouchers:

Jefferson Square

Metropolitan Development Council