Section 3

Springfield Housing Authority is committed to providing quality housing and economic opportunities for our families as well as other qualified low and very low-income persons who permanently reside in Sangamon County.

The Section 3 program is a provision of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Act of 1968 that helps foster local economic development, neighborhood economic improvement, and individual self- suciency.

HUD Section 3

HUD considers public housing authorities to be in compliance with Section 3 if the following goals are met

• 25% of all labor hours must be performed by a Section 3 worker
• 5% of all labor hours must be performed by Targeted Section 3 workers