If you need housing right away, we encourage you to call or text (253) 572-HELP or dial 211. These services can connect you with emergency shelter, rental assistance, and other housing resources that may be immediately available in the community.
Visit our list of Community Resources for more providers who may be able to help.
THA can provide housing assistance only to households selected from our waitlists. Our waitlists are open year-round, and you can apply any time at tacomahousing.org/waitlist. Unfortunately, because demand for affordable housing far exceeds the available funding and housing supply, wait times can be lengthy. In many cases, it may take several years before a household receives a housing voucher or an opportunity to move into a THA-owned affordable housing community.
While you wait, it is important to keep your contact information up to date and complete the quarterly Save My Spot check-ins so that you remain on the waitlist. We also encourage applicants to explore other housing programs and community resources while they wait, as additional services may be available to help meet immediate housing needs.
We understand that waiting for housing assistance can be frustrating, especially during a housing crisis. THA remains committed to expanding affordable housing opportunities and serving as many households as possible with the resources available to us.
About Tacoma Housing Authority
Established in 1940, Tacoma Housing Authority provides high-quality, stable, and sustainable housing and supportive services to people in need, in ways that help our clients prosper and help our communities develop equitably. THA develops and manages real estate, provides rental housing, and partners with thousands of private landlords to help families pay the rent in the private rental market. In addition, THA delivers supportive services to help families succeed as tenants, parents, students, wage earners, and builders of assets who can live without assistance. THA seeks to do its work in ways that help our community be an “attractive place to live, work, attend school, shop and play,” and that help Tacoma be “safe, vibrant, prosperous, attractive and just.”