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Project Based Voucher and Scattered Site Waitlists Open Now
(08/01/2023) Edited to add: Waitlists are now closed. Another announcement will be made when waitlists open again. Public Housing Scattered Site Waitlist Information Fort Worth Housing Solutions owns and operates 8 public housing scattered site duplexes that are located throughout the city of Fort Worth. These duplexes have 2- and 3-bedroom units with a…
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Keeping Cool: Tips in Texas
Texas heat can be extremely hot in the summer months but there are a few ways to help keep cool. Keep your HVAC system well maintained. Make sure the area around your outside unit is free of debris. Keep grass and branches cut around the unit. This allows the unit to run efficiently. Keep your…
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Fort Worth Housing Choice Voucher Wait List Opens, Jan. 25-29, 2021
Pre-applications Allow Qualified Residents to Join Lottery for Rental Assistance FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 11, 2021 – Fort Worth Housing Solutions, the public housing authority for the nation’s 13th largest city, will open its wait list for the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program between 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25, and 11:59 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29.…
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$500 Landlord Sign-Up Bonus through June 30, 2021
LANDLORDS NEEDED FOR FAMILY UNIFICATION PROGRAM FWHS is offering a $500 bonus now through June 30, 2021, to landlord partners with homes, duplexes and townhomes available to voucher holders participating in the Family Unification Program. Rent payments to landlords are guaranteed. The program provides rental assistance to parents working to unite their children in one…
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FWHS Appoints Hector Ordonez Vice President of Finance and Accounting
Fort Worth Housing Solutions has named Hector Ordonez, a finance and accounting professional with nearly two decades of public and private sector experience, Vice President of Finance and Accounting beginning June 1. Ordonez succeeds Riza Nolasco, who is retiring after 19 years with the agency. Ordonez has served as assistant Chief Financial Officer for the…
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Stop Six Community Hub, Aquatics Center Included in May 7 Bond Election
Fort Worth voters will consider five propositions for municipal bond funding in a May 7 election. The propositions are divided into funding for streets and pedestrian mobility infrastructure; park and recreation improvements; public library improvements; police and fire safety improvements and open space conservation. Proposition B, the parks and recreation item, totals $124 million. That…
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Hughes House Mixed-Use Development Designs Released
Community Will Add 210 Residences, Retail Space to East Rosedale Street by 2023 FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 29, 2021 – Fort Worth Housing Solutions and the City of Fort Worth have approved final designs for Phase I of Hughes House, the mixed-use development that will bring 210 apartments and townhomes with a variety of floor…