Success comes from stability. At McHenry County Housing Authority, we not only unlock the doors to affordable housing, we provide wraparound services needed in our community to keep people stably housed.
Working with our partners, we address the current and long-term needs of McHenry County residents through a number of programs, including housing, dental care, energy efficiency programs, rental assistance and home repair services.
The section 8 program would not exist without our partner landlords. The Housing Choice Voucher Program and its’ landlords help families afford decent, stable housing, avoid homelessness, and make ends meet.
We exist to assist low-income individuals and families to maintain an affordable, sanitary, and decent living environment, and to provide them with the means to avoid crisis situations and achieve economic independence.
Applicants and clients can now view the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program briefing and Project-Based Voucher (PBV) program briefing on YouTube. The links to view the briefings are:
Download Background Check Form
Download Section 8 Administrative Plan
Check your status on all of our waiting lists, EXCEPT GreenTrees of Huntley and SilverTrees of Richmond.
All applicants must keep a current address on file. MCHA will occasionally mail documents or letters to a family requiring their response to remain on the waiting list. If you fail to respond to an MCHA mailing, you will be removed from the waiting list.
By using our Edit Contact Information tool, families will be able to update their contact information for all waiting lists other than GreenTrees and SilverTrees.
After entering your full name and social security number, you will be able to edit your email, phone number, and address. Any other changes, such as a name change or adding/removing family members from your pre-application, must still be done in writing by completing a
Are you on the Public Housing waiting list, and have a change of information to report?
You can download the Change of Information form (see “links” section). Completed forms can be brought to the office, mailed, or emailed to ndelaurentis@mchenrycountyhousing.org. It is strongly suggested that you contact Noel DeLaurentis, Public Housing Manager, at 815/338-7752 X143 after you send in a change of information form to verify that your form was received.
To check information regarding your place on the waiting list or print a pre-application, please click on this link: “open waiting lists”. On this page, you can enter your social security number in the “waiting list lookup tool” on the right side of the page and get information about your status.
Completed applications can be brought or mailed to:
McHenry County Housing Authority
1108 N. Seminary, PO Box 1109
Woodstock, IL, 60098, or emailed to ndelaurentis@mchenrycountyhousing.org.