Marietta Housing Authority

Good Afternoon,

ANNOUCEMENT.

Marietta Housing Authority has sent a 2nd and Final Notification to update the 2015 Marietta Housing Authority HCV Waiting List. Please check your email and spam folder and respond accordingly. Again, you MUST send a response to the Marietta Housing Authority if you would like to remain on the 2015 MHA HCV Waiting List. The deadline to submit your resonse is Wednesday, November 16, 2016.

ATTENTION:
Each year the Marietta Housing Authority is required to update the waiting list information. If you received notification that you were placed on the Marietta Housing Authority HCV Waiting List in October 2015 , then please check your email and respond to the Purge Letter that was sent 10/6/2016. We must receive a response by 10/21/2016. Failure to submit a response by 10/21/2016 will result in your name being removed from the wait list

Continual - High School Scholarship Applications

Each year the Board of Commissioners for the Marietta Housing Authority will make available scholarships for post-secondary education (excluding post-graduate degrees and second undergraduate degrees. The scholarship may be used for any two or four-year program at an accredited college, university, trade or technical school within the United States. Students must be full-time Students and meet a level exceeding academic probation to continue receiving funding after the initial reward.

To qualify, applicants must be:
Students from Marietta and Cobb County School that participates in housing assistance administered by the Marietta Housing Authority will be eligible for an award.

Demonstrate scholastic promise by academic achievement which predicts success in his/her chosen field of study.

The student must be a full-time student.

The applicant must be accepted by an accredited institution of higher education.

Scholarship recipients have 18 months to use scholarships.
The grant will be transferred directly to the institution chosen by the student and may be used to pay for tuition, fees, books, room and/or board.

If the combined total of all expenses is less than the amount granted, the remainder must be returned to the Marietta Housing Authority Scholarship fund. Should the recipient withdraw from school or dismissed for any reason, the balance of the grant must be returned to the Authority.

Once the grant funds are depleted, the applicant is encouraged to apply for addition grants from the Marietta Housing Authority in an effort to complete his/her education.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

See attached applications.
Deadline is fast approaching - Submit by February 28, 2016

Employee's Christmas Luncheon celebrated on Friday, December 18, 2015 at the Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel and Conference Center. Employees along with members from MHA Board of Commissioners enjoyed games, tree decorating and laughter. There is an old expression “A picture is worth a thousand words”….

ANNOUNCEMENT! It's official, the Marietta Housing Authoriity will open it's waiting list beginning January 11, 2016 for Hull Heights, located in Acworth GA.

MHA Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon. A day set aside to honor our Senior Residents.

Annual Senior's Thanksgiving Luncheon 2015 Created using Magisto on November 24, 2015. Share your story using the free video editing app that transforms your photos and videos with the swipe of your finger. Available for Android and iOS.

Senior Prom for our Senior Citizens, themed “Putting On The Ritz” was held on Thursday, October 15, 2015, at the Mountain View community center, located in Marietta GA.
In preparation for this event, the following services were extended to the residents of Branson Walk, Hull Heights and residents from the Tower as well as the Retreat:
Donations of formal wear, shoes, purses and accessories.
One of the biggest gifts extended to the residents was provided by Great Clips, headed by the General Manager, Christy Jones. Eight stylists from various locations donated their time to provide a salon experience at the Branson Walk Community room, located at 419 Aviation Rd, Marietta.
A small reception was provided by the Marietta Housing Authority for the Great Clips Team and the residents that were in attendance. There were over 20 residents who took advantage of this most generous offer of kindness. Services rendered were free haircuts, roller sets and styling the hair beautifully for our ladies.
The Marietta Housing Authority attempted to provide an event that the guests would cherish and one that would create a memory for a lifetime. Over seventy residents were in attendance; arriving by way of a chartered bus, MHA Bus or private vehicles to Mountain View Community Center, located in Marietta Georgia. “Putting On The Ritz” featured :
• Escorts into the ballroom
• A Live Band, DSB Live Music
• Dancing
• Beautifully decorated surroundings
• A fantastic lunch
What is a prom without a King and Queen? The 2015 Prom crowns went to Franklin Johnson and Cynthia Watt, both from the Branson Walk community.
In closing, this was a day, the Marietta Housing Authority Staff members as well as other volunteers, helped the residents enjoy a day of youth, great services of love, kindness and joy

1st Senior's Prom Oct 15, 2015 Created using Magisto on October 16, 2015. Share your story using the free video editing app that transforms your photos and videos with the swipe of your finger. Available for Android and iOS.

Prep Day for Marietta Housing Authority first Senior Prom for our senior citizens. Wednesday, October 14, 2015. Hats off to Great Clip, headed by the General manager, Christy Jones for services provided to our senior residents.

Prep Day for Senior Prom/ Great Clips, 2015 Created using Magisto on October 31, 2015. Share your story using the free video editing app that transforms your photos and videos with the swipe of your finger. Available for Android and iOS.

Due to high volume of activity the MHA website is temporarily shut down. Please wait until later in the day to attempt accessing the website. The waiting list will be open 24 hours a day to handle this volume. Thank you for your patience.