About Us

The Housing Authority of the City of Pueblo (HACP) was created as a quasi-governmental agency in 1953 through the United States Federal Housing Act of 1937 for the purpose of providing public housing and rental assistance to low-income families and individuals.  HACP receives subsidy assistance from the Federal government in order to provide housing to eligible low-income households.  HACP is therefore mandated to comply with Federal Regulations pertaining to rental assistance as well as the Fair Housing Act of 1988, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin. 

The Sangre de Cristo Apartments was the first development constructed for public housing purposes in 1953 and consisted of 224 rental apartments.  In 1998, 12 of these units were demolished due to the City's street widening program on Prairie Avenue.  HACP currently owns and manages 901 public housing units throughout the city of Pueblo.  In addition, the HACP is responsible for other rental assistance programs including various Section 8 programs which are governed by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); a Farm Labor Housing program governed by the United States Rural Development Agency (RD); and a number of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Programs governed by the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA).