Getting to Know Lindsay Cirone, NRHA’s Occupancy Specialist
1. What do you want people to know about you? Lindsay: I love to cook. So next time you’re involved in a company potluck or school bake sale, let me know! It’s the most sincere thing I can do for someone. Making a nice meal for family and friends is the best way I know how to show love and appreciation. Plus, I’m Italian … so how could I not?   2. What made you decide to go into affordable housing?
Posted August 25, 2011 Read More
When the pupil becomes the teacher
I have been with Nevada Rural Housing Authority for nearly 12 years and I can’t remember a day that I didn’t learn something! I go home each night and help my kids with their homework and can’t imagine what they must be feeling with all the information being given to them and what their brains have to retain. Then I go to work and feel the same thing about myself. HUD’s regulations seem to change by the minute, so you have to stay sharp to keep up.
Posted May 25, 2011 Read More
It takes a village. Caring for our seniors is a community-wide endeavor.
As Tenant Support Coordinator for Nevada Rural Housing Authority, I have the opportunity to work with many different community organizations and resources. Our philosophy is that when everyone comes together we can make a difference. The fact is, we must come together in order to provide this dependent population with the support and care they need.
Posted September 27, 2010 Read More
There’s more than one route to home ownership.
Owning your own home. It’s the American dream. A dream that so many think is out of their reach. For some, NRHA’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Home Ownership Program can help make the dream a reality. One of the main requirements to qualify for the HCV Home Ownership program is that you must be a current Housing Choice Voucher holder, been subsidized for a year and be in good standings with the Housing Authority.
Posted June 11, 2010 Read More
Would you know if you were a victim of housing discrimination?
When we say “April” what do you think of? Flowers, silly pranks, the start of beautiful weather? At Nevada Rural Housing Authority we think of Fair Housing - April is National Fair Housing Month. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act on April 11, 1968 that made fair housing law.
Posted April 19, 2010 Read More