Rockford Housing Authority is Committed as We Move Into the New Year Together

As this year comes to a close, it is a time for new beginnings and great anticipation. Together in the New Year we will increase the well-being of our community, through your support and your understanding of our mission.

Rockford Housing Authority is committed, as we move into the New Year, to addressing housing related needs in our community, while treating each person with personalized service and dignity. We will procure opportunities, develop resources, and collaborate with other partners, community programs, organizations, and businesses to alleviate deprivation and joblessness in our area. We will strive for effective stewardship of resources in order to provide successful ReBuild and Family Self Sufficiency assistance programs for our residents.

A quality home is the foundation of society and community: quality home life provides hope and the pathway to our goals. We envision a time when all Rockford neighborhoods contribute to the appeal of our city – neighborhoods enriched by pride, hard work and investment. We continue our support in neighborhoods where respect, excellence and a sense of community ownership are evident.

“The Grove at Keith Creek, on South Newtowne Drive will be home to residents starting in March 2017.”

Over the course of the next year, Rockford Housing Authority will be working to reach those in our population most at risk, children and seniors. Some of our strategic RHA directives include: Expanding and developing affordable housing that best serves resident needs, and connecting families to digital access through the ConnectHome platform.

In the coming months we will continue to purposefully and systematically transition our housing assets from the current “Public Housing” centric product to a mixed-income, affordable housing product. We will coordinate and cooperate with the community residents, City of Rockford and the federal government.

In 2017 Rockford Housing Authority will further the mission and purpose of affordable housing by providing housing and services to members of our community who might otherwise be homeless. We will continue to realign our organization to not only become a better provider of housing, but to have a more positive influence on the economy, social fabric and livability of our city.

Through dedication, commitment and transparency the Rockford Housing will continue its mission that simply states “RHA partners with the community and responsible residents to transform houses into homes while guiding families to self-sufficiency.”

“The Rockford Housing Authority team is thankful for your guidance and support! Jean-Francois Cope said, “I invite everyone to choose forgiveness rather than division, teamwork over personal ambition,” and I cannot think of a more appropriate quote as we head into 2017,” Ron Clewer, CEO.