The Housing Authority of the City of Erie (HACE) exists to provide safe, decent, and affordable housing for lower-income families, elderly and persons with disabilities; and to foster among the residents we serve economic self-sufficiency, and a sense of community and pride in the neighborhoods where they reside.
It’s not just about housing, mortar, and bricks. It’s about education, jobs, recreation, health, and a whole host of services we provide for our residents. It’s about people.
Erie County Department of Human Services has announced the Rental Assistance Program.
Housing Authority Partners with ReLeaf to Plant Hundreds of Trees in HACE Neighborhoods
In an ongoing project with the Housing Authority of the City of Erie (HACE) and First Energy, LEAF has been busy this fall planting on numerous HACE campuses with volunteers from First Energy, Mercyhurst College students, and ReLeaf volunteers and representatives. ReLeaf is dedicated to reforesting ares of Erie that need more trees to improve […]
HACE staff chose the winners of our Annual Garden Contest. Over 50 residents had beautiful gardens that were considered in this year’s contest. Winners were chosen from both Flower and Vegetable Gardens categories. Each winner will receive a $50 Visa gift card. In the Flower Garden Contest three winners were chosen. They were Erie Heights […]
The C.O.P.P.S. Program is an over 20-year partnership with the City of Erie and Erie County Government to bring community focused police and probation services to HACE residents. This partnership has resulted in a dramatic decrease in crime in HACE neighborhoods and provided a real sense that the members of the C.O.P.P.S. Program have a […]
What Home Means to Me Calendar Contest Winner
The Pennsylvania Association of Housing and Redevelopment Agencies choose 9 year old John E. Horan Garden Apartments resident Zanyiah Kirkland as its First Place Winner and its representative in the Middle Atlantic Regional Council of National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials What Home Means To Me Regional Calendar Contest. If Zanyiah wins at the […]
