A Safe, Secure Place to Call Home
The RHA helps ensure 15,000 Nevadans have a safe, secure place to call home.
Our Mission
To provide fair, sustainable, quality housing in diverse neighborhoods throughout Reno, Sparks and Washoe County that offers a stable foundation for low-income families to pursue economic opportunities, become self-sufficient and improve their quality of life.
Our History
Public Housing in this country was established by the U.S. Housing Act of 1937.
The purpose of the Act was to provide homes for those of low and moderate income and to provide jobs for the unemployed. The RHA was founded six years later, in October 1943, as a municipal corporation under Nevada Revised Statute 315. Since its founding, RHA has also been appointed as the Public Housing Authority for the City of Sparks, Reno, and Washoe County.
The organization of RHA
RHA has a five-person Board of Commissioners appointed by the Mayor of Reno with the concurrence of the Reno City Council.
The Board of Commissioners appoints an Executive Director who administers the day-to-day operations of the organization.
RHA employs approximately 80 people with duties ranging from maintenance and inspections to administration of the various RHA programs and complexes.
Addressing Washoe County's Affordable Housing Needs
RHA currently owns and manages more than 750 units of Public Housing in eight different locations in Reno and Sparks under the Public Housing program. Through Neighborhood Stabilization Programs and other funding, the organization also owns more than 165 rental properties specifically targeted for low-income households.
Additionally, RHA and its subsidiary, Washoe Affordable Housing Corporation, owns, manages or contracts more than 1,400 below market rate rental properties in Washoe County.
RHA Events and Board Meetings
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Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 1, 2025 09:00 2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 1, 2025 11:00 Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 1, 2025 13:00 Young at Heart Dance Class - Willie J Wynn July 1, 2025 14:45 |
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2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking lot July 2, 2025 11:30 |
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Food Pantry Open at Tom Sawyer July 3, 2025 09:00 Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 3, 2025 09:00 4th of July Celebration and Food Pantry Workshop July 3, 2025 09:00 2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 3, 2025 11:00 Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 3, 2025 13:00 Essex Resident Council July 3, 2025 15:00 |
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2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 5, 2025 11:00 |
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2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 7, 2025 11:00 Tom Sawyer Resident Council Meeting July 7, 2025 14:00 Girl Scouts Meeting - Myra Birch July 7, 2025 17:30 |
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7/8 RS Get Creative with Greens - Willie J Wynn July 8, 2025 10:30 Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 8, 2025 09:00 Produce Drop-Off at Willie J Wynn July 8, 2025 10:00 2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 8, 2025 11:00 Reno Food Systems & RHA Elderly Services Workshop July 8, 2025 10:30 Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 8, 2025 13:00 Young at Heart Dance Class - Willie J Wynn July 8, 2025 14:30 Mineral Manor Resident Council Meeting July 8, 2025 16:00 FSS Orientation July 8, 2025 16:30 |
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2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 9, 2025 11:00 Time Management Workshop - 440 Reno Avenue July 9, 2025 16:00 Girl Scouts Meeting - Essex Manor July 9, 2025 16:30 |
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Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 10, 2025 09:00 2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 10, 2025 11:00 Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 10, 2025 13:00 Myra Birch Resident Council Meeting July 10, 2025 15:30 |
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Stead Resident Council Meeting July 11, 2025 10:00 2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 11, 2025 11:00 |
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2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 12, 2025 11:00 |
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2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 14, 2025 11:00 |
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Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 15, 2025 09:00 Produce Drop-Off at Willie J Wynn July 15, 2025 10:00 2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 15, 2025 11:00 ARB - Admissions - Silverada Community Room July 15, 2025 12:30 CPR/First Aid Training - Adult Workforce Development Classroom July 15, 2025 13:00 Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 15, 2025 13:00 Young at Heart Dance Class - Willie J Wynn July 15, 2025 14:30 |
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2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 16, 2025 11:00 |
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Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 17, 2025 09:00 Food Pantry Open at Tom Sawyer July 17, 2025 09:00 2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 17, 2025 11:00 Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 17, 2025 13:00 Silverada Resident Council Meeting - Tom Sawyer July 17, 2025 13:00 Girl Scouts Meeting - Mineral Manor July 17, 2025 18:00 |
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2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 18, 2025 11:00 |
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2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 19, 2025 11:00 |
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2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 21, 2025 11:00 Girl Scouts Meeting - Myra Birch July 21, 2025 17:30 |
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Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 22, 2025 09:00 Produce Drop-Off at Willie J Wynn July 22, 2025 10:00 Produce Drop-off at Willie J Wynn July 22, 2025 10:30 2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 22, 2025 11:00 Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 22, 2025 13:00 Young at Heart Dance Class - Willie J Wynn July 22, 2025 15:00 RHA SIP Festival Event July 22, 2025 16:30 7/22 Board Meeting July 22, 2025 12:00 |
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2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 23, 2025 11:00 Girl Scouts Meeting - Essex Manor July 23, 2025 17:00 |
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Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 24, 2025 09:00 2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking July 24, 2025 11:00 Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 24, 2025 13:00 |
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2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 25, 2025 11:00 |
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2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 26, 2025 11:00 |
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2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 28, 2025 11:00 |
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Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 29, 2025 09:00 Produce Drop-Off at Willie J Wynn July 29, 2025 10:00 2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 29, 2025 11:00 Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 29, 2025 13:00 Young at Heart Dance Class - Willie J. Wynn July 29, 2025 14:30 |
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2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 30, 2025 11:00 Fraud and Identity Theft Part 2 by GBFCU - 440 Reno Avenue July 30, 2025 16:00 RHA Back-to-School Event - Fred W Traner Middle School July 30, 2025 16:00 |
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Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 31, 2025 09:00 2025 Kids Cafe at Essex Parking Lot July 31, 2025 11:00 Rental Assistance Briefing - Mineral Manor July 31, 2025 13:00 |
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