Who We Are & What We Do

Appalachian Foothills Housing Agency Inc. administers the Section 8 Rental Assistance Program. This program is designed to help low income families find safe, decent and sanitary housing and to assist in paying their rent. The basic guidelines are governed by requirements of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 24 CFR (Code of Regulations).

The Agency currently contracts with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to manage approximately 785 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers which provides housing assistance to very low income families in Greenup, Carter and Elliott counties.

Our office hours are Monday through Thursday 8:00am to 5:00pm. We are closed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Get Started

To apply for the Section 8 Rental Assistance Program, follow these steps!

  1. To get started, head to our apply page to download all of the forms you will need.
  2. Print them and fill them out. Please call us at (606) 836-0911 or toll free (800) 404-4584 if you need any assistance.
  3. Finally, either mail or hand-deliver them to our office, 1214 Riverside Blvd, Wurtland, Ky 41144, or scan them into your computer and email them to us via our contact form.