Application Help for Housing Vouchers at The Seattle Public Library Begins Feb. 6
release date: January 30, 2017
Low-income residents of Seattle can receive help registering for a "Housing Choice Voucher" (formerly Section 8) throughout the month of February at nine locations of The Seattle Public Library.
These events are free and everyone is welcome. No reservations are required.
The Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) is holding a lottery to place 3,500 households on a new Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waitlist. Households can register for the lottery online Feb. 6-24. SHA staff will be on hand at various Library locations to help with registration.
Applications for the program will be accepted from 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6 through 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24. During this three-week period, the application process will only be available online through seattlehousing.org/waitlist.
Library Locations with Housing Choice Voucher Help
- 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6 at the Central Library, 1000 Fourth Avenue, Level 4, Boeing Technology Training Center Room 3, 206-386-4636.
- 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7 at the High Point Branch, 3411 S.W. Raymond St., 206-684-7454.
- 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8 at the Rainier Beach Branch, 9125 Rainier Ave. S., 206-386-1906.
- 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Central Library, 1000 Fourth Avenue, Level 4, Boeing Technology Training Center Room 4, 206-386-4636.
- 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 at the Broadview Branch, 12755 Greenwood Ave. N., 206-684-7519.
- Noon to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13 at the Ballard Branch, 5614 22nd Ave. N.W., 206-684-4089.
- 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the South Park Branch, 8604 Eighth Ave. S., 206-615-1688.
- 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the Columbia Branch, 4721 Rainier Ave. S., 206-386-1908.
- 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 at the Lake City Branch, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., 206-684-7518.
- 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17 at the Ballard Branch, 5614 22nd Ave. N.W., 206-684-4089.
- 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the Douglass-Truth Branch, 2300 E. Yesler Way, 206-684-4704.
- 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 at the Douglass-Truth Branch, 2300 E. Yesler Way, 206-684-4704.
- 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 at the Broadview Branch, 12755 Greenwood Ave. N., 206-684-7519.
- 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24 at the Lake City Branch, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., 206-684-7518.
The HCV program is a housing subsidy for people with low incomes to help them rent an apartment in the private market.