Remains of a home destroyed by wildfires seen Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, in Glen Ellen, Calif. California fire officials have reported significant progress on containing wildfires that have ravaged parts of Northern California. The fires that swept through parts of seven counties starting Oct. 8 were the deadliest and most destructive series of blazes in California history. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Post-fire impacts are creating added risks for Section Eight housing voucher holders trying to stay in the community. Excess demand for the federal aid, the sharp reduction in local housing supply and the decreasing number of landlords now willing to accept rental vouchers are all expected to impact low-income Sonoma County residents. The Santa Rosa Housing Authority has confirmed 32 individuals or families enrolled in the federal rent subsidy program were displaced by the fires. Nearly five-thousand county residents receive federal housing subsidies through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.