In accordance with its HCV Administrative Plan the Spokane Housing Authority (SHA), in partnership with Rural Resources Community Action, will open the waiting list for project-based voucher units at Dominican Sisters Haven on September 3, 2025  at 8:00 am.

Dominican Sisters Haven is located in Colville, WA and will provide housing for homeless households in the Colville community.  The property includes 15 one-bedroom and 20 two-bedroom project-based voucher units.

The waiting list will remain open until SHA has determined that the waiting period for housing assistance for most applicants has reached 12 months.

See below for eligibility requirements. To apply to the waiting list, visit the Spokane Housing Authority My Portal on September 3 at 8:00 am or click the button below to apply. For other inquiries, email housing@ruralresources.org.

To prepare for the waiting list opening, it is strongly recommended that applicants create a SHA My Portal account prior to September 3, 2025.

• How to create a SHA MyPortal Registration – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stREP4DpcGA
• How to Apply on the Wait list from your portal – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPy4MhDM2Zs

 

What are Project-Based Vouchers?

Project-based vouchers are part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Housing Choice Voucher program, and provide rental assistance for specific properties (like Dominican Sisters Haven) to eligible families. Funding for project-based vouchers flows from HUD to regional Public Housing Agencies. This area’s Public Housing Agency is the Spokane Housing Authority. Rural Resources has partnered with SHA and Catholic Charities to administer the Dominican Sisters Haven project-based vouchers to local eligible families.

Eligibility:

Eligible households must meet one of the following definitions from the Spokane Housing Authority’s Administrative Plan:

a) People who are living in a place not meant for human habitation, in emergency shelter, in transitional housing, or are exiting an institution where they temporarily resided for up to 90 days and were in a shelter or place not meant for human habitation immediately prior to entering that institution.

b) People who are losing their primary nighttime residence, which may include a motel or hotel or a doubled-up situation, within 14 days and lack resources and support networks to remain in housing. 

c) Families with children or unaccompanied youth who are unstably housed and likely to continue in that state. This includes families with children or unaccompanied youth who have not had a lease or ownership interest in a housing unit in the last 60 or more days, have had two or more moves in the last 60 days, and who are likely to continue to be unstably housed because of disability or multiple barriers to employment. 

d) People who are fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, have no other residence, and lack the resources or support networks to obtain other permanent housing.