Menard County Housing Authority

10/05/2021

2021 Angel Tree Application
http://www.menardcha.org/files/4916/3344/4019/Angel_Tree_2021_application.pdf

If you need an application mailed to you, please call 217-632-7723, option 4 and leave a message. Forms will be available at the Give & Take Thrift Shop Saturdays from 9-Noon as well.

2021 Angel Tree Application
http://www.menardcha.org/files/4916/3344/4019/Angel_Tree_2021_application.pdf

If you need an application mailed to you, please call 217-632-7723, option 4 and leave a message. Forms will be available at the Give & Take Thrift Shop Saturdays from 9-Noon as well.

09/09/2021

NOTICE: CCDC Office (former MCHA building at 101 W Sheridan Rd) is closed to the public. Please call 217-632-7723 if you need assistance. For the Section 8 Dept, please call 217-632-7723 Option 3. Please call or text Lindsay at 217-717-2551 with questions about the Jobs Board.

09/09/2021

08/04/2021

08/03/2021

Come get some free sweet corn at the MCHA Parking Lot!

Come get some free sweet corn at the MCHA Parking Lot!

06/10/2021

Back to School Supply Applications are here! Please turn them in by July 16th!
http://www.menardcha.org/files/2716/2333/1432/Back_to_school_2020-2021_APPLICATION.pdf

Back to School Supply Applications are here! Please turn them in by July 16th!
http://www.menardcha.org/files/2716/2333/1432/Back_to_school_2020-2021_APPLICATION.pdf

03/22/2021

We are cleaning out and have three desks available. Free. First come, first serve. We will have them until Friday. Please message us if you are interested.

Edit: Metal desk is gone.

03/05/2021

Check out this great opportunity!

Check out this great opportunity!

03/01/2021

DUE TO NATIONWIDE ISSUES WITH THE RENT CAFE PORTAL THE "2021 HCV LOTTERY WAIT LIST" CLOSING, SCHEDULED FOR 3/1/2021, HAS BEEN EXTENDED. The "2021 HCV Lottery Wait List" list will remain open for applications until 3/3/2021 at 3:00 p.m. The "2021 Secondary Wait List" list will now open at 3:01 on 3/3/2021 upon closure of the the 2021 Lottery Wait List.

02/05/2021

Section 8 Waiting List to OPEN soon!

Section 8 Waiting List to OPEN soon!

01/25/2021

Menard County Housing Authority will be opening the wait list for the Housing Choice Voucher Program (also known as Section 8) on February 15th. Call/text 217-610-8135 or email [email protected] with questions!

Menard County Housing Authority will be opening the wait list for the Housing Choice Voucher Program (also known as Section 8) on February 15th. Call/text 217-610-8135 or email [email protected] with questions!

01/20/2021

Don't miss this great opportunity!

Don't miss this great opportunity!

11/02/2020

Petersburg Community Needs Assessment - IHDA

https://www.ihda.org/petersburg-community-needs-assessment/

The City of Petersburg, in partnership with the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), is undertaking a planning effort within the city and you’re invited to be a part of this Community Revitalization Strategy process by participating in the Community Needs Assessment Survey! This survey is completely anonymous and you should be able to complete this survey in under 10 minutes. Your participation will help our agency and the City of Petersburg strategize for future planning and investment, and identify community needs and goals.

City of Petersburg About the Survey   The City of Petersburg, in partnership with the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), is undertaking a planning effort within the city ( see map ). This survey is the first step in that planning process to gather community input as a baseline for futur...

11/02/2020

Roots

I know we are all excited about Christmas....but let’s not forget about Thanksgiving ❤️. This year we can only offer delivery and carry outs. However because I truly have the best of friends we will also be offering live stream music from Roots! I am so excited....I love Thanksgiving!

Meal includes:
Turkey and Ham
Green bean or Corn
Stuffing
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Dinner Roll
Dessert

Deliveries will be made to the following towns: Petersburg, Atterberry, Rock Creek, Tallula, Oakford, Athens, and Greenview

10/30/2020

We are hiring!

10/26/2020

The Sangamon County Department of Public Health is offering seasonal influenza immunizations to the public starting September 29th, 2020 at 2833 South Grand Avenue East in Springfield. In order to keep everyone safe and healthy, they are providing drive-thru flu vaccinations in their parking lot this year. Please come inside to have your family immunized if you have any children age 8 years or younger. Please wear a short sleeved shirt on the day you come for a flu vaccine, wear a face covering and bring your insurance card if you have one. The hours are:

Mondays Community Sites - see schedule below
OR 9a-6:30p - inside clinic only
Tuesdays 9a-6:30p - drive thru and inside clinic
Wednesdays 9a-6:30p - drive thru and inside clinic
Thursdays 9a-6:30p - drive thru and inside clinic
Fridays 9a-6:30p - drive thru and inside clinic

10/13/2020

Menard County Spirit

09/28/2020

Angel Tree forms are here! Please have your forms returned to the housing office no later than October 30th!

09/23/2020

The Page Cannot be found

Updated link to join the meeting:

https://illinois2.webex.com/mw3300/wireless/callme.do

09/22/2020

09/14/2020

Wait Lists Opening for Senior Homes in Breese and Pawnee!! Applications may be submitted no sooner than September 28, 2020.

09/03/2020

Meal Service Changes Back to Summer Meal Plan!! Beginning Sept. 1, 2020

Take advantage of this fabulous opportunity for meals for PORTA children 18 and younger. They can deliver but they need families to complete the survey so they know how many students to provide for! Click the link for more info!

​The Department of Agriculture notified district that we were allowed a waiver to provide meals under the Summer Meal program free of charge to PORTA Families with children 18 or under. As such,...

09/02/2020

08/31/2020

A message from Superintendent Brue regarding Remote Lunch Service for PORTA students:

Please be reminded that students are eligible to receive meals on remote learning days. Students who qualify for Free or Reduced meals may continue to receive those meals for free or low cost and those students who are paid may also request meals from the school on their remote days. During the week of August 31, 2020 we will track the number of meals and those who have asked for them to determine the best form of distribution moving forward. During the Week of August 31, meals may be picked up at the building your student attends or if you have multiple buildings your children attend please choose any one building to gather your daily meals. We are working on a schedule to begin meal delivery following Labor Day weekend.
If you would like your student to take part in the daily meals (breakfast and Lunch) we ask that you sign up on a weekly basis so that we can track meals for the National School lunch program and can plan for appropriate amount of supplies each week. Pick up times for the week of August 31, 2020 will be from 10-12pm. As we develop the delivery routes for following weeks we will attempt to have all meals delivered between 10:30 and Noon each day.
What we need from you?
Please respond to this survey "PORTA Remote Lunch Service" or email [email protected] or call your schools office and express your desire to take part in the lunch/breakfast program. List the students in your household that will take part. Tell us if they want Breakfast or Lunch or both for the week of August 31, 2020, the week of Sept 7, 2020 and Sept 14, 2020. As we gather information we will report out on delivery times and schedules that should start after Labor Day. Please remember meals during the week of August 31, 2020 will be for pick-up only. If you cannot take advantage of the meals next week, but will participate when delivery service begins please let us know.

08/27/2020

Register by September 9th by calling 217-787-9234!

08/10/2020

Stop by for free sweet corn while supplies last!

We are set up in Petersburg at Seventh and Sheridan. Come see us!

07/24/2020

It’s not too late to sign up for the Back to School program! Call Caitlin at the office all next week to sign up at 217-632-7723.

07/20/2020

Return to Learn Plan and Registration Information for the PORTA school district:

In a continued effort to inform our families, we would like to offer updates on our continue work towards completing our “Return to Learn” plan for the PORTA District. This week we have heard from Public officials and physicians that they are advising districts to consider returning to school in smaller groups. As such, we have added a new element to our “Return to Learn” Plan. As you know from last week’s report, our first plan is to offering in-person teaching as we have traditionally in our buildings at the start of the New Year, as long as we are in Stage 4. As a backup to our 1st choice, we have also developed a plan that will split grades/classrooms in half and those groups will attend in-person on separate days of the week. Group 1 meeting on Monday and Tuesday as Group two commutes into the classroom via Google meets and then on Thursday and Friday Group two attends in person and Group 1 participates on line. In this scenario, Wednesday will be a remote learning day, allowing for small group enrichment, scheduled group/office visits and deep cleaning of classrooms. If we are forced to use this backup plan in August, we will solicit your personal choices for days of attendance to aid in child care needs and understand we will work diligently to ensure families are receiving in person learning on the same days. We will do our best to meet everyone’s needs, but undoubtedly there will be some that will not receive their first choice.
Grades K-2 are particularly difficult to plan for, but at this point we are considering an online curriculum that is a home-school platform, making it easier for parents to offer a good educational experience to their young children. Additionally, we will be offering supplemental small group activities with our teaching and ParaPro staff to help parents through the teaching and learning process. As we solidify our online choices and practices for our “return to learn” plan we will be reporting back to families. We anticipate releasing our plan during the week of July 20th.
We do ask that parents be prepared to return to Stage 3 full remote learning, we will do our very best to prepare students and families early in the school year if we are able to meet face to face.

In the Governor’s message on Wednesday he reiterated the wearing of face-masks, social distancing and enhanced disinfecting, during this stage. We know the wearing of face-masks is a very controversial issue among residents across all school districts, but we also know that face-masks do make a difference and our goal is to delay or halt any and all closures due to a large outbreak of Covid in our district. These three simple steps of wearing masks, washing hands and social distancing will be instrumental in staying in school this fall. As such, we also understand that wearing masks will be difficult for some, so please know that we will do everything we can to give students breaks from the use of masks, through outside social distancing opportunities.

Things are changing daily and information I shared today may be different next week so please begin to take steps for the return of your students to in person learning by purchasing masks and reinforcing social distancing and hand washing.

Registration for K-6 will take place at “Roots” on July 30 from noon to 7PM and on July 31 7AM to 11 AM. Registration packets will be mailed or arranged for pickup at the end the July 13th week or early in the week of the July 20th.
Families may pickup registration packets at PORTA Central beginning on Monday, July 20th from 9:00-11:00, Tuesday, July 21st from 4:00-6:00p.m. and Wednesday, July 22 from 9:00-11:00.

Parents will take packets home to fill out and then return them with fee payment on July 30 from Noon-7:00p.m. at Roots and also Friday, July 31 from 7:00-11:00a.m. at Roots.

Jr/Sr High registration packets will be mailed between July 17th and 24th and registration will be held at the Jr/Sr high on July 30 (noon to 7pm) and 31st (7am-11AM) for new students.

05/27/2020

Menard County Housing Authority, Management Agent for Prairie Place, will begin selling select Prairie Place units to those who qualify. We are currently working with CCDC Realty in Taylorville. Wendi Rensing, Homeownership Coordinator will work one on one with those who may interested in purchasing a home.

Here is a message from Wendi:

I will lead you all the way home! If you are looking for a home to buy in Athens or Petersburg, look no further! Prairie Place will be selling some of their Single Family Homes to Income qualified families. Maximum income guidelines: 1 person household - $34,620, 2 person household - $39,600, 3 person household - $44,520, 4 person household $49,440. For more info please contact me, Wendi Rensing, Homeownership Coordinator, send PM, call (217) 824-4921 ext. 5 or [email protected]

05/15/2020

Back to School forms are here! Please return completed forms as soon as possible and if you're needing assistance, please call the office!

05/01/2020

Notice to Housing Choice Voucher and Project Based Voucher Participants
RE: Menard County Housing Authority COVID-19 Operating Procedures



Effective 4/30/2020

In recognition of the stay at home order in effect for Illinois until May 31st, 2020, Menard County Housing Authority offices will remain closed to the public until June 1, 2020. MCHA will continue to monitor recommendation from the CDC as well as from State, Local, and Federal officials and update notices as needed.

Employees have been encouraged to work remotely during this time. All staff will be checking emails regularly and staying on top of phone calls and voicemails remotely when they are not in the office.

Staff will continue to facilitate important work flows that ensure participant subsidy is correct and HAP/URP payments continue to be issued to owners and participants. This is uncharted waters for all of us and we will be using electronic communication and technology to continue to process re-certifications. We will need our participants cooperation in meeting this challenge. When you receive notification to complete your Annual Re-certification it is urgent that you complete and return any needed paperwork/documentation promptly. If you have received a re-certification packet or communication regarding your Annual Re-certification process and need assistance completing the process please contact your caseworker.
If you have a loss of employment/income due to COVID-19 and/or the corresponding shutdown of many businesses/industries it is urgent that you notify your caseworker and provide documentation so that we may process an interim re-certification. When reporting loss of income for review participants should also provide documentation of any other current income that was not previously reported.
If you household received a COVID-19 stimulus check you are not required to report this payment as income and it will not be included in your annual income during recertifications.




All inspections of occupied units have been postponed until after June 1st. If you have an HQS emergency, please contact your caseworker by either phone (Andee @ 217-610-8135 or Danielle @ 217-717-2433) or email and we will do our best to work with the property owner/manager and resident to evaluate and resolve issues. MCHA will resume inspections of vacant units for lease-up when resources and safety permit. MCHA has the option to allow Owner Certification in lieu of physical inspection for inspection of occupied lease-up units until a date at which time normal physical inspection processes can resume.


All home-ownership counseling, budgeting, FSS, and/or any other in-person meetings with any MCHA staff is prohibited until after June 1st.
The health and safety of our staff, residents, and business partners is of the utmost importance to MCHA and we will continue to follow guidance from the CDC and HUD as well as State, Local, and Federal authorities. Please continue to watch our website and page for any further updates.

Please call your caseworker at the numbers listed above and/or our main phone, 217-632-7723 if you need immediate assistance.

Sincerely,

Brad Ames, Executive Director

Menard County Housing Authority



Other Closures:

Menard Co Housing Authority Office: CLOSED to public until June 1st.

Menard Co Food Pantry: CLOSED until further notice.

Give & Take Thrift Shop: CLOSED until further notice.

Petersburg Hi-Rise: CLOSED to visitors 24hrs/day until further notice except for health care personnel.

Visit coronavirus.illinois.gov for additional information!

See also, hud.gov/coronavirus!

04/29/2020

A friendly reminder that the Give & Take thrift shop is CLOSED for shopping and donations until further notice per the Governor’s directive. Please hold ALL donations until the thrift shop reopens. Thank you for your cooperation!