Creating vibrant communities and sustainable neighborhoods since 1938
DHA’s vision is that every individual or family shall have quality and affordable housing, in communities offering empowerment, economic opportunity, and a vibrant living environment.
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About The Denver Housing Authority
Transformative.
Sustainable.
Denver Housing Authority is a quasi- municipal corporation with a portfolio of over 12,000 units and housing choice vouchers, providing affordable housing to more than 26,000 very low-, low- and middle- income individuals. DHA has transformed public housing in Denver, creating a vibrant, revitalized, sustainable, transit-oriented and mixed- income community of choice.Â
Our Mission
DHA’s mission is to develop and provide high-quality, affordable housing with responsive services, enabling people and communities to thrive.
Did you know?
DHA is the largest Public Housing Authority in the Rocky Mountain Region. DHA has a portfolio of over 12,000 units and provides affordable housing for over 26,000 Denver residents.Â
Years Creating Communities
Housing Choice Voucher/Section 8 Lottery Opens Soon!
Our priorities
DHA delivers for the City and County of Denver
DHA was awarded the Low Loss Achievement Award from Housing Authority Insurance Group.
26,000+
People currently being served
8,326
Children being served
91 PHAS Score
The Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) is the system that HUD uses to assess a PHA’s performance in managing its low-rent public housing programs.
104% Semap Score
The Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) measures the performance of the public housing agencies that administer the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
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Our donors, our partnerships and funding sources make all the difference
The primary soure of funding for DHA is the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development

Our Priorities 2022-2023
1.
DHA & Denver
Intergovernmental Agreement to accelerate the affordable and supportive housing pipeline. (1,300 Units)
2.
Revitalization
Sun Valley Revitalization through the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative implementation and planning grant ($500,000)
3.
Stability
Ensuring long-term fiscal stability and preserving key assets.Â
4.
quality
DHA continues to revitalize public housing properties with significant quality of life outcomes for residents.Â
Safe. Sustainable. Opportunity.
My Housing at DHA
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Homebuyer Education
Denver Housing Authority (DHA) as a HUD-Approved Counseling Agency, offers a Homeownership Program to provide educational and financial benefits to its participants. This program is designed to educate individuals on how they can become “loan ready”. With the assistance of the Homeownership Program, over 200 DHA residents have become home owners.
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News & Highlights

Narrowing the Digital Divide
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Denver Housing Authority Announces Opening of Housing Choice Voucher Lottery
By: milehighcre — August 3, 2022 Denver Housing Authority (DHA) is opening its Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Section 8 Lottery on Sept. 15 and 16, 2022. Housing Choice Voucher, formerly

Denver Housing Authority Promotes Joshua Crawley to Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel
Crawley has worked at Denver Housing Authority for 18 years Denver, Colo., July 12, 2022 – Denver Housing Authority (DHA) has promoted Joshua Crawley to

Osage Café relocates and expands, giving nearby residents a bigger community space
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Denver Housing Authority
PO Box 40305, Santa Fe Dr Station
Denver, CO 80204