Company Profile
Company Overview
Tacoma Housing Authority (THA) is a highly innovative and effective public housing authority. In addition to numerous national, regional, and local awards, THA is a “Moving to Work” (MTW) housing authority. MTW is a status that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has conferred on only about forty housing authorities in the nation. It grants them a special flexibility to use HUD funds in innovative ways. THA seeks to spend its housing dollar in ways that not only house people but also help them prosper and help its city develop.
Company History
Established in 1940, THA is governed by a five member Board of Commissioners (appointed by the Mayor of Tacoma). It develops, purchases, and renovates housing and real estate using a range of sophisticated financing, including public housing capital dollars, tax credits equity, bonds, and private debt. THA is also a public development agency and a community development entity. It owns, manages and rents approximately 1,400 housing units, including: multifamily communities, single family homes, high rises for seniors and persons with disabilities, public housing, Project Based Section 8 properties, and bond-funded or tax-credit funded projects.
Benefits
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plan
Employee Training and Development
Education Assistance
Paid Professional dues
Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
Variable Pay Plan