The Douglas County Housing Authority provides affordable housing options to low-to-moderate income families, senior citizens and individuals with disabilities. Established in 1975, it administers the Valley CROWN Program, which is a credit-to-own program where participants rent a home during an established period while developing homeownership skills and building an escrow to use for purchasing homes at the end of the participation period. The authority s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program enables low-income individuals and families to rent from a private landlord with rental assistance administered by the DCHA. It additionally provides a licensed child care and preschool program for children. The authority owns and manages more than 35 three- and four-bedroom single-family homes in southwest and northwest Omaha. The Douglas County Housing Authority is located in Omaha, Neb.