VIDEO: Why Accreditation Matters
Watch our video about the Value of Accreditation featuring our board members and Chester Housing Authority. https://youtu.be/3zK5r0qYoXs
Read MorePHADA President encourages exploring accreditation
In the December 2019 “Advocate”, PHADA President, John Hodge encourages housing authorities to explore accreditation as a methodology for “establishing standards of excellence, not just minimum requirements”. John also weighs in on a few benefits of accreditation, in that, “…participation in the system also demonstrates a commitment to self-assessment, to improving quality, and to adopting…
Read MoreAccreditation Awarded to Housing Authority of Snohomish County, Washington
The Affordable Housing Accreditation Board awarded accreditation to the Housing Authority of Snohomish County (HASCO) in Washington state. HASCO is the 5th organization to be awarded national accreditation in the United States. This achievement demonstrates HASCO’s staff and board commitment and leadership in providing high quality affordable housing. See the press release here.
Read MoreAffordable Housing Accreditation is More than Compliance
What is Affordable Housing Accreditation? Affordable Housing Accreditation is a peer-review process that evaluates an organization’s management of its housing operations against affordable housing industry standards to determine its conformance. The organization applying for accreditation describes how it’s meeting the standards through concise narratives and providing examples. The Affordable Housing Accreditation Board makes the final…
Read MoreCome talk to us at PHADA!
We will be at Booth 315 at the PHADA conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, June 2-4. We’ve got some great give-aways along with a demonstration of our new Accreditation Readiness Survey! You can also hear more about how accreditation works at our session on Monday, June 3rd at 1:30pm!
Read MoreTake our affordable housing accreditation readiness survey!
Take this self-assessment to see if your organization may be ready to apply for accreditation. It takes 10-20 minutes, and provides you with a readiness “score”. The score is only for your self-assessment. It is not used for any evaluation of your organization by AHAB. Try it today! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GetReadyforAccreditation
Read MorePreparing for Accreditation Video
Looking to find out more about preparing for accreditation? Please view our video on our YouTube Channel. You can also copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzaOpgsN_IM&t=3s
Read MoreOnline Portal for Accreditation is LIVE!
We now have the capability of applying for accreditation online! Start with Step 1 on our Resources page to get acquainted with how to prepare for accreditation. Click here to get started on the road to affordable housing accreditation!
Read MoreAccreditation Awarded to Chester and Hightstown Housing Authorities
The Affordable Housing Accreditation Board ™ (AHAB) has awarded national affordable housing accreditation to Hightstown Housing Authority in New Jersey and Chester Housing Authority in Pennsylvania. The AHAB directors voted to award accreditation to both organizations at their November 2018 board meeting. After rigorous documentation review, and multiple day site visits, both organizations demonstrated conformance…
Read MoreChester Housing Authority in Pennsylvania – site visit complete
Chester Housing Authority in Pennsylvania has completed an application to become the first medium-size public housing authority to pilot accreditation. Affordable Housing Accreditation Board reviewers spent three days on site speaking with staff, board, community members and residents. The Affordable Housing Accreditation Board will vote on the Chester Housing Authority application for accreditation in November…
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