Somersworth HA

The mission of the Somersworth Housing Authority, as adopted by the board on June 15, 1999, is as follows: To provide persons of very low, low and moderate income with decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing both in project-based and tenant-based programs without discrimination; also to provide programs targeted at ending dependency through education and employment to those individuals who are in need and/or want of new skills to improve their standard of living; and for those persons who are disabled and/or elderly to provide a living environment capable of dealing with their needs within their homes and community and not having to prematurely institutionalize individuals who can remain in their homes with assistance; and to the children of very low, low, and moderate income families to provide services aimed at early education and literacy that will enable them to have an even start with their peers in order to compete on a level that will insure the breaking of the cycle of dependency.