Northwest Georgia Housing Authority is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Northwest Georgia Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 943 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Northwest Georgia Housing Authority administered a total of 645 Section 8 Vouchers. Northwest Georgia Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Northwest Georgia Housing Authority is located at 101 E. 13th St., Rome, GA, 30161 and serves the city of Rome. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Northwest Georgia Housing Authority at, (706) 291-0780 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

NWGHA is comprised of 15 public housing communities and 620 Housing Choice Vouchers (Rome and Rockmart Georgia)

For the past sixty-three years, NWGHA has been providing safe, decent and sanitary housing for our residents.

In the past few years, NWGHA has progressed into a position of becoming a leader in quality housing. The following improvements have been made to NWGHA communities.

All NWGHA communities have playgrounds.
Major modernization efforts have been completed in the John Graham Homes, Main High Apartments, Park Homes, Westview and Eastview.
Twenty-seven apartments have been newly constructed at the Willingham Village Division Street site.
Numerous resident programs are in place to assist our residents. These include ROSS Neighborhood Networks Program, ROSS Elderly and Family Program, Resident Associations, ROSS Family Self Sufficiency,The House of the Children Academy, a state of the art licensed learning center and much more.

Our ultimate goal is to assist residents in making the transition from public housing to home ownership. Appalachian Housing Counseling Agency is available to assist residents in this process. We urge residents to become familiar with the resources provided by this authority and to call on the staff if assistance is needed.

A leader in quality housing, NWGHA's mission statement is to provide decent, safe and sanitary housing for eligible families, and to promote self-sufficiency and economic independence for its residents.