Tioga County Housing Authority

Tioga County Housing Authority runs several housing options for seniors and folks with disabilities in the Tioga/Lycoming Region, and you'll find it based on Riverside Plaza in Blossburg, right near Main Street, where the office handles a mix of things like public housing, Housing Choice Voucher programs, and affordable rentals; they also have programs to help people who want to age in place, and while the main office is at 4 Riverside Plaza, Blossburg, you can visit Boyden House out in Mainesburg if you need assisted living, or you might end up in New Corey Creek Apartments in Mansfield if all you want is independent living, and they've also got Riverside Park, with its 50 units for the elderly, handicapped, or disabled, split pretty even between one-bedroom and efficiency rooms. There's staff to check that every place is clean and safe, and you'll meet maintenance foremen or a building manager if something needs fixing, because the authority is mostly in charge of making sure these buildings run right, and they also coordinate extra services like case management or help applying for housing. Most of what's offered is set up for low-income residents, whether you need a single-family home, an apartment, or just some support for getting by day to day, and everybody has to meet the rules about income or citizenship to move in. Folks find meals with nutrition in mind, diabetic care if they need it, and there's help with non-ambulatory needs or incontinence, and the place organizes on-site and offsite activities to help people socialize and stay healthy, as well as devotional programs for the spiritual side, and with amenities like indoor common areas and emergency services, it's designed to feel secure. The authority also helps after incarceration, runs health and behavioral learning programs, supports with health resources like medication and test information, and keeps up connections with bigger government health programs including the Affordable Care Act. Every five years the whole thing has to be checked and approved by HUD, and the authority keeps track of about 458 apartments or houses across Tioga County, with multiple buildings like Keystone Manor, Colonial Towers, and McCallum Manor. Applications are taken year-round except for the end of June, and the authority's main goal is to give safe, affordable places for people in need, making sure the monthly cost stays below 30% of income if you're eligible, whether it's rental or owner-occupied, coordinated through their website or through the office staff who know the local communities.