Westchester's rental assistance runs mainly through Section 8 housing choice vouchers administered by 17 independent offices, plus HOPWA for residents living with HIV/AIDS. Neither is an emergency programme.
Westchester County's rental assistance page is the authoritative starting point, and it is worth being precise about what these programmes are.
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programme is the main federal rental assistance vehicle, helping very low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities afford housing in the private market. In Westchester it is administered through 17 independent offices. The county lists a programme contact at (914) 995-2415, 112 East Post Road, White Plains.
HOPWA — Housing Opportunities for Persons With HIV/AIDS — assists eligible individuals and families at risk of losing housing, and is administered locally by Lifting Up Westchester.
One important caveat, stated plainly by the county itself: these are not emergency assistance programmes, and applicants may wait a considerable time. If you are facing an immediate housing emergency, contact the county Department of Social Services directly rather than relying on these waiting lists.
Why this matters in District 11: rent is the largest single line in most household budgets here. Knowing which door to knock on, and which one will not answer in time, is information residents deserve up front.