About Opportunity Home

OUR MISSION

Improve the lives of our residents by providing quality affordable housing and building sustainable, thriving communities


OUR VISION

Compassionate, equitable and vibrant communities where people thrive


OUR IMPACT

San Antonio Area has a high quality of life where all are thriving

ABOUT Opportunity Home

Since 1937, Opportunity Home San Antonio has committed more than 85 years to building and maintaining affordable housing for the residents of San Antonio.

Opportunity Home provides housing assistance to more than 62,500 children, adults and seniors through its Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher and Mixed-Income housing programs. The Agency employs more than 600 individuals, with an annual operating budget of $200 million, and real estate assets valued at over $500 million.

As a compassionate agency, we understand safe and quality affordable housing is the foundation to success, and we have the privilege of managing nearly 74 public housing communities, 36 other managed or owned communities and administering 13,789 rental vouchers throughout San Antonio.

We are committed to creating dynamic communities where people thrive and hold ourselves accountable to spur economic growth through the awarding of local contractors with housing development projects, obtaining real estate and administering rental subsidies with private property owners.

Opportunity Home is the stepping stone for many families who are working to become self-sufficient and ultimately achieve their dreams of homeownership, and we believe they can.

Quick Facts

13,789

Rental vouchers are currently offered to 13,789 San Antonio families through the Housing Choice Voucher Program, commonly known as Section 8 vouchers

6,070

Opportunity Home owns and manages 6,070 public housing units at 74 properties through its Public Housing Program

4,270

Opportunity Home’s mixed-Income housing program, Beacon Communities, offers 4,270 units at 31 properties.

7,863

In partnership with nonprofit entities and other agencies, Opportunity Home offers 7,863 units at 36 properties.

Who We Serve

62,500

children, adults, and senior-citizens

46%

46 percent of those served are younger than 18 years old

94%

of families with only one head of household

52%

52 percent of resident “heads of households” are elderly and/or disabled

$11,000

The median family income is approximately $11,000.

Opportunity Home San Antonio

The San Antonio Housing Authority is now Opportunity Home San Antonio. A community of possibilities.

A house is a structure, a place of shelter, somewhere to live. But a home is a place where memories and traditions are created, and big dreams come alive.

Our work in the community remains the same. We will still offer the same services but with an emphasis on compassion, equity and excellence.