A special Board of Commissioners' meeting will be held on Monday, Sept. 14, at 3:00 p.m. at the KCHA Administrative Offices, 700 Andover Park West, Tukwila, WA.

Joined by community partners, KCHA celebrated the groundbreaking for Trailhead Apartments, a new transit-oriented housing community that will bring 154 affordable rental homes to Central Issaquah. Learn more.

KCHA has received notice from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) for authority to administer 19 new vouchers with $287,841 in federal funds. With the new investment, KCHA can now provide rental assistance through HUD-VASH for a total of 1,269 formerly homeless veteran households. Read more.

The King County Housing Authority (KCHA) today celebrated the grand opening of Kirkland Heights, a newly redeveloped affordable housing community that preserves long-standing affordability while expanding housing options for families in Kirkland. Read more.

New partnership with CHOOSE 180 and Northwest Credible Messenger brings additional youth development programs for teens to Auburn, Kent, and Shoreline. Click here to learn more.

Under federal law, individuals without US citizenship or eligible immigration status cannot receive housing assistance through programs like Housing Choice Vouchers and Public Housing. HUD’s long-standing “mixed status rule” allows families with both eligible and ineligible members to live together in assisted housing by providing reduced (prorated) assistance based only on the eligible members, instead of denying help to the entire household.

The Trump administration wants to change that.

It is important to know that this is a proposed rule that must go through a legal process before it can be applied. This process will take at least three months, and the rule might change. For right now, the rules continue to allow households with mixed immigation status to receive prorated assistance.

The King County Housing Authority (KCHA) is taking action to preserve affordable, family-friendly housing in Kent with the acquisition of Haven Apartment Homes, a 246-unit community in the Scenic Hill neighborhood.  

The $46 million purchase will protect local families from rising rents and ensure long-term housing stability for current and future residents. Learn more.

KCHA is pleased to announce that we have received a grant of $607,615 from HUD to support the Family Self-Sufficiency program in 2026. This first round of federal funding for FSS ensures that KCHA's five staff coordinators can continue their work helping low-income residents and tenants meet their financial goals, including efforts to pay off debt and fix credit, go back to school, buy a car, or start a business. Learn more.

Section 8 Lobby Closed: KCHA's Tukwila offices are in the Level 1 evacuation area for flooding. Because of this, our Central Office, including the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Lobby at 700 Andover Park West in Tukwila, will remain closed from Monday, December 15 through Friday, December 19. All other locations will continue normal operations.

All offices will be closed Christmas Day, the day after Christmas, and New Years Day.

All KCHA office will be closed on:

• November 27 and 28
• December 3
• After 1:00pm on December 24
• December 25 and 26
• January 1

Please visit this page for information about the impacts of a federal government shutdown. KCHA will continue to update the page as we learn more.