Jersey City Housing Authority Email Format
Government AdministrationNew Jersey, United States51-200 Employees
The Jersey City Housing Authority is a mid-sized public housing agency within the government administration sector, based in Jersey City, New Jersey. It is the state's second largest public housing authority, serving more than 15,000 residents and administering about 7,100 housing units, including roughly 2,500 public housing units and over 4,600 Housing Choice Vouchers. The authority emphasizes energy efficiency and green building practices and pursues Section 3 hiring policies, with a history of revitalizing distressed public housing. In recent years, JCHA has achieved its highest HUD SEMAP performance scores in its history for the Section 8 program, including the top score in the state among similarly sized authorities in two of those years. It has actively pursued partnerships to improve residents' digital access, such as a 2023 collaboration with EveryoneOn and the City of Jersey City to close the digital divide. Additional collaborations have linked residents with affordable internet options and digital resources through partners such as Starry, Hudson County Community College, and other organizations.