The Augusta Housing Authority  is located on the eastern edge of Georgia along the Savannah River. AHA was created in 1937 to provide safe, sanitary housing for low income families. Olmsted Homes was the first public housing constructed under the Housing Act of 1937. Today, the Augusta Housing Authority is the second largest Public Housing Authority in the State of Georgia and helps to provide housing for about 14,000 individuals in the Augusta Richmond County Area. The agency owns and operates 2,767 units of Conventional Public Housing and assists families with over 5,600 units of tenant and site based Section 8 vouchers.

The mission of the Augusta Housing Authority is to provide stable short-term or permanent housing.  From the time a client makes their initial application to the time they move into a public housing unit averages between six-months and one-year. AHA is not intended to provide emergency shelter. The Augusta Taskforce for the Homeless and other area agencies may be able to assist clients with immediate needs.

The Authority is governed by a Board of Commissioners appointed by the Mayor  for a five year term of service. The Board of Commissioners meets monthly at the Reid Administration Building. All meetings are open to the public. Applications for housing assistance and job postings are available at this location.

AHA operates under supervision of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The evaluation method used by HUD for judging the successful operation of a housing authority is the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS). The Augusta Housing Authority is a HIGH PERFORMING Authority in scoring for both their Section 8 and Public Housing Programs

Many of the  award winning programs that enhance the lives of AHA residents are funded through grants from Federal and State sources.