Family Self-Sufficiency Program

Funding under this program is made only to PHAs to hire a program coordinator who links residents with training opportunities, job placement organizations, and local employers. Residents enter into a contract of participation which outlines their responsibilities towards completion of training and employment objectives over a five year period or less. The contract of participation also stipulates PHA responsibilities towards helping residents achieve their goals. For each participating family that is a recipient of welfare assistance, the PHA must establish an interim goal that the family become independent from welfare assistance and remain independent from welfare assistance at least one year prior to the expiration of the contract. During the period of participation, residents may earn an escrow credit, based on increased earned income, which they may use in a variety of ways upon successful graduation from the program.  For more information about the Family Self-Sufficiency Program, please click here.

About Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) Grant Program
A program for public housing residents with supportive services, resident empowerment activities, and assistance in becoming economically self-sufficient.

About Neighborhood Networks
This program last provided grants in 2007 to Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) to establish, expand and/or update community technology centers. Though this grant program is no longer in existence, PHAs may use their Capital and Operating Funds to establish and maintain Neighborhood Networks computer centers. For more information, please go to Public Housing Neighborhood Networks (NN) Program.