RRHA is committed ethically and financially to making Richmond a better place to live and work. Not only are our family programs, neighborhood revitalization and economic development projects reflective of this commitment, but so too are our employees in their daily duties to make RRHA responsive to our customers.

RRHA has a strong commitment to exceeding our customers' expectations and providing Richmond citizens with quality affordable housing and effective community redevelopment services, through partnerships with the City of Richmond, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and others.

A housing authority and a redevelopment agency in Richmond, Virginia, the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) has been at the forefront of community development for more than 63 years. In Richmond, "RRHA" has become synonymous with positive neighborhood growth since the Richmond City Council established the authority on October 3, 1940.

In all, RRHA's housing and community development programs directly serve more than 33,000 Richmond citizens.


Mission

Statement of purpose. Our fundamental reason for our organization’s existence.

To be the catalyst for quality affordable housing and community revitalization.

Vision

A word picture of the future that the organization intends to ultimately become or influence.

RRHA. . . . An innovative leader creating dynamic partnerships that build vibrant communities.

RRHA provides quality housing for low- and moderate-income families, the elderly and the disabled with decent housing. With 4,100 units of public housing, RRHA is Virginia's largest housing authority.

Through RRHA's Housing Choice Voucher Program (formally Section 8 Assisted Housing Program), approximately 3,100 families have found affordable housing in privately owned dwellings.

But RRHA works to provide much more than housing for Richmond families. The authority extends a helping hand to families who are working to achieve self-sufficiency--through the authority's award-winning and innovative educational and job-training programs.

Children and teens living in RRHA housing take part in RRHA's educational and cultural programs, such as computer training and SAT preparation classes, after-school tutoring, and mentoring and athletic programs. RRHA even offers scholarships to enable residents graduating from high school to continue their education.

For residents of RRHA's housing for the elderly, on-site service staffs provide counseling, wellness programs and social and recreational activities. Cultural and educational programs, including computer classes, also complement the active, independent lives of RRHA's elderly residents.

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The urban planners and architects of RRHA work closely with the city of Richmond to combat blight and revitalize and beautify the city through the construction of new housing and commercial properties and the redevelopment existing housing and commercial properties.

To revitalize Richmond's neighborhoods RRHA works closely with neighborhood leaders, officials at all levels of government, lending institutions and commercial developers. RRHA analyzes market trends and define strategies for growth and improvement.

RRHA has given new life to historic buildings and been the force behind the creation of new commericial centers. In doing so, RRHA is helping re-populate and bring jobs to one of America's most historic cities.

RRHA, the city of Richmond, the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Developmen (Virginia HUD office) are working side-by-side to revitalize Richmond's historic Blackwell neighborhood, which lies just south of downtown Richmond and the James River. RRHA and the city of Richmond secured a HOPE VI grant of $26.9 million from HUD (the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) to undertake the project. For public housing residents, the HOPE VI Program will create opportunities for new housing and provide comprehensive services to improve their quality of life and support employment objectives.

In conjunction with HOPE VI, the city of Richmond has designated Blackwell a redevelopment and conservation area and Neighborhood in Bloom has committed over $16 million which has resulted in the construction of a new school and community center in Blackwell and to assisting existing homeowners with rehabilitation of their homes.

The $26.9 million HOPE VI grant is being used to demolish 440 scattered- site public housing units in Blackwell and replace them with 540 homeownership and rental units.

HOPE VI also means a comprehensive array of programs and services that will help Blackwell's residents achieve self-sufficiency--through the HOPE VI Self-Sufficiency Training Program (SSTP).

RRHA's homeownership programs are an important part of RRHA's work in making affordable housing available in Richmond, in revitalizing Richmond and in helping Richmond families achieve self-sufficiency.

RRHA's Market-Rate Homeownership Program is making ownership of new as well as rehabiltated single- family homes affordable for low- and moderate-income families. The program also helps public housing families become homeowners and are revitalizing neighborhoods and helping re-populate Richmond.

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF RRHA COMMUNITIES

Click here to download a demographic profile report of RRHA communities.

Click here to view the development map for RRHA program areas.

The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) takes Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests very seriously. To ensure that we receive your requests, please submit all FOIA requests in writing to: Deborah Hamlin, Records Officer Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority 901 Chamberlayne Parkway Richmond, Virginia 23220 with a copy to: George Keith Martin, General Counsel, McGuireWoods LLP One James Center 901 East Cary Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 Since electronic communication is not always reliable, RRHA respectfully requests that you not send FOIA requests via this website. This is particularly important since responses to FOIA requests are due within five (5) business days and RRHA does not check this site daily. If you have any questions whatsoever regarding this matter, please contact the RRHA Finance and Administration Department at (804) 780-4061.

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