Rebecca Hall and her 6-year-old son have moved six times in the two years she’s been waiting on a housing choice voucher.
“Staying with friends and family, bouncing from place to place. It’s been (difficult),” she said.
The 26-year-old single mom is one of 143 people who gathered Thursday at the office of the Chattanooga Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher Program, hoping to prove that they meet income qualifications for a voucher, which represents federal funds that can be used to pay rent.
Those who meet qualifications will receive vouchers within the next two weeks, said Tammie Reeves, director for CHA’s Housing Choice Voucher program.
It’s the first time the authority has issued vouchers in more than two years. At the start of the process, about 200 people from the list were selected, and 143 passed required criminal background checks and also have no debt with the housing authority.