No. We offer housing to individuals who fall within the income guidelines (30-100% of area median income) of our programs, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, etc.

CIHA allows for dogs and/or cats in select rental housing developments. Please contact CIHA staff for further information regarding which rental housing units permit these pets, and which do not. Reptiles or rodents of any kind, including snakes, lizards, rats, gerbils, hamsters and guinea pigs are not permitted in CIHA rental housing. Caged birds and aquariums are permitted, assuming they are appropriately sized for the unit, do not cause any form of property damage, or constitute a physical conditions standards violation.

CIHA does not offer emergency and/or transitional housing services. However, persons seeking emergency housing can contact CIHA staff to receive referrals to community providers that do offer emergency/transitional housing services. You may also reach out by calling the 211 Helpline or by visiting the 211 Helpline Website.

"Homelessness" includes a family residing in one of the following places and does not include any individual imprisoned or otherwise detained pursuant to an Act of the Congress or State law:

1. Resides in places not meant for human habitation, such as cars, parks, sidewalks, abandoned buildings (on the street); in an emergency shelter; and in transitional or supportive housing for homeless persons who originally came from the streets or emergency shelters. In any of the above places but is spending a short time (up to 30 consecutive days) in a hospital or other institution.

2. A family with children that is doubled-up with family or friends AND who receives services from an Alaska School District under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

3. Is being evicted within a week from a private dwelling unit and no subsequent residence has been identified and the person lacks the resources and support networks needed to obtain housing. Is being discharged within a week from an institution, such as a mental health or substance abuse treatment facility or a jail/prison, in which the person has been a resident for more than 30 consecutive days and no subsequent residence has been identified and the person lacks the resources and support networks needed to obtain housing.

4. Is fleeing a domestic violence housing situation and no subsequent residence has been identified and the person lacks the resources and support networks needed to obtain housing.

5. Is an individual(s) who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence and includes: children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals; or are awaiting foster care placement.

1. A letter from the shelter, transitional, or supportive housing agency on letterhead stating the applicant's current residency in their shelter, or;

2. A letter from a social worker, social service agency, health care official, family intervention advocate, or school official on letterhead having firsthand knowledge that the family resides in one of the places listed above, or;

3. A letter from an Alaska School District Homeless liaison, or designee, verifying services via the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act on letterhead.

CIHA does not currently offer a rent to own program. However, certain affordable housing units within CIHA’s rental portfolio do offer residents a “First Right of Refusal” option to purchase their unit if they are residing in it at the point that CIHA determines to offer the unit for sale. Sale of these units is predicated on a number of factors and is not guaranteed.

Residents that are interested in further information regarding the First Right of Refusal option, and whether it applies to their specific unit, are encouraged to speak with their CIHA Community Director.