Rapides Parish Housing Authority has the following goals for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher  &  Public Housing Programs:

• To assist the local economy by increasing the occupancy rate and the amount of money flowing into the community.

• To encourage self-sufficiency of participant families and assist in the expansion of family opportunities, which address educational, socio-economic, recreational and other human services, needs.

• To create positive public awareness and expand the level of family, owner, and community support in accomplishing RPHA’s mission

• To attain and maintain a high level of standards and professionalism in our day-to-day management of all program components.

• To provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing for very low-income families while maintaining their rent payments at an affordable level.

• To ensure that all units meet Housing Quality Standards and families pay fair and reasonable rents.

• To promote fair housing and the opportunity for very low-income families of all ethnic backgrounds to experience freedom of housing choice.

• To promote a housing program which maintains quality service and integrity while providing an incentive to private property owners to rent to very low-income families.

• To promote a market-driven housing program that will help qualified low-income families be successful in obtaining affordable housing and increase the supply of housing choices for such families.