How can someone apply for assisted housing and how long is the wait?
How to apply… The Area Housing Authority’s main office at 1400 West Hillcrest Drive, Newbury Park, CA 91320, and site offices in the cities of Fillmore, Ojai, Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks, are conveniently accessible for walk-in information inquiry and application assistance for all Area Housing Authority programs. Persons are advised to call our toll-free number for appointments with our technical trained staff persons, or to confirm site office business hours. Though some assisted housing programs are temporarily suspended from application intake, housing counselors are personally available to assist families with interim housing options and referrals to county-wide programs for emergency housing, food and medical services. How Long to Wait… It is unfortunate that all unserved shelter needs of our county’s population cannot be immediately attended to. Despite our efforts to meet the growing shelter challenges of our client population, more needs to be done to increase housing av
