About FRHA
Section 8 tenant-based Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) assistance program is funded by the federal government and administered by the Franklin Redevelopment and Housing Authority for the jurisdiction of the City of Franklin, Southhampton County, and Isle of Wight County.
FHRA Organization & Structure
FRHA Officials
The officials of the FRHA are known as commissioners or, collectively, as the board of commissioners. Commissioners are appointed in accordance with state housing law and generally serve in the same capacity as the directors of a corporation, establishing policies under which the FRHA conducts business, ensuring that policies are followed by FRHA staff and ensuring that the FRHA is successful in its mission. The board is responsible for preserving and expanding the agency’s resources and assuring the agency’s continued viability.
FRHA Resolutions
Formal actions of the FRHA are taken through written resolutions, adopted by the board of commissioners and entered into the official records of the FRHA.
FRHA Principal Staff
The principal staff member of the FRHA is the executive director (ED), hired and appointed by the board of commissioners. The executive director is directly responsible for carrying out the policies established by the commissioners and is delegated the responsibility for hiring, training and supervising the remainder of the FRHA’s staff in order to manage the day-to-day operations of the FRHA to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and directives for the programs managed. In addition, the executive director’s duties include budgeting and financial planning for the agency.
Board of Directors
Chairman
Charlie Ashburn
- 1200 S. Street Franklin, VA 23851
- ashburnautos@yahoo.com
- Personnel Committee (Alternate)
- Finance Committee
- Term: 4/7/2020 - 4/30/2024
Vice Chairman
Robert Taylor
- 136 Bobwhite Lane Franklin, VA 23851
- rt481772@gmail.com
- 757-556-3831
- Term: 11/2022 - 12/30/2023
Commissioner
Melanie Bradshaw
- 308 Delk St. Franklin, VA 23851
- meljtyler@yahoo.com
- 757-778-3343
Commissioner
Patricia Ann Brown
- 104 Langston Ct. Franklin, VA
- patriciabrown910@gmail.com
- 757-556-0196
- Term: 12/2022 - 04/30/2023
Commissioner
Antwan Hatch
- 304 Homestead Rd. Franklin, VA 23851
- rentals@hbcap.net
- 757-576-3442
- Term: 4/2022 - 12/30/2023
Commissioner
Ashley Lee
- 405 Washington Street Franklin, VA 23851
- alee81111@gmail.com
- 757-635-9929
Andrew Page
Revised 01/25/2024
Staff
Executive Director
Gwendolyn Blue
Youth FSS Coordinator
Alexis Blizzard
Property Manager
Frances Sharp
Family Self-Sufficient Case Manager
Laverne Copeland
HQS Inspector
Guy Myrick
Maintenance Tech
Mike Sears
Administrative
Linda Boone-Randolph
FSS Training Coordinator
Chris Smith
Housing Specialist
Gwen Jordan
Finance Manager
Victor Mitchell
Finance / Deputy Director
Freda Carruth
The FRHA
Mission
To provide safe, decent and sanitary housing conditions for very low-income families and to manage resources efficiently. The FRHA is to promote personal, economic and social upward mobility to provide families the opportunity to make the transition from subsidized to unsubsidized housing.
FRHA'S Commitment to
Ethics & Service
As a public service agency, the FRHA is committed to providing excellent service to HCV program participants – families and owners – in the community. The FRHA’s standards incude:
- Administer applicable federal and state laws and regulations to achieve high ratings in compliance measurement indicators while maintaining efficiency in program operation to ensure fair and consistent treatment of clients served.
- Provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing – in compliance with program housing quality standards – for very low-income families while ensuring that family rents are fair, reasonable, and affordable.
- Encourage self-sufficiency of participant families and assist in the expansion of family opportunities, which address educational, socio-economic, recreational and other human services needs.
The FRHA makes every effort to keep program participants informed of HCV program rules and regulations, and to advise participants of how the program rules affect them.
- Promote fair housing and the opportunity for very low-income families of all ethnic backgrounds to experience freedom of housing choice.
- Promote a market-driven housing program that will help qualified low-income families be successful in obtaining affordable housing and increase the supply of housing choices for such families.
- Create positive public awareness and expand the level of family, owner, and community support in accomplishing the FRHA’s mission.
- Administer an efficient, high-performing agency through continuous improvement of the FRHA’s support systems and commitment to our employees and their development.
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Every client of FRHA is treated with the utmost dignity and respect.
