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Section 8 Programs ~
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Family Self Sufficiency
(FSS)
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WHAT IS THE FAMILY
SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM?
While the Fayette Metropolitan
Housing Authority is providing
housing rental assistance, the Housing Authority will coordinate with
local agencies to enable families that need additional support to
receive job training or preparation for self-sufficiency.
The security and
stability provided by housing assistance is considered
essential to the transition from dependency to employment.
Some
of the resources that could be provided are:
 | Child Care |
| Remedial Education |
| Transportation |
| Completion of High
School Diploma |
| Homebuyers Classes
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| Job Training |
| Job Placement |
| Home Maintenance
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HOW
THE PROGRAM WORKS
Step
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The family is already on the Housing
assistance program and is interested in the Family Self-Sufficiency
Program.
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Step
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Step
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An assessment
appointment will determine the family needs.
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Step
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The family
action plan will be prepared.
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Step
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The action
plan will outline all of the services that are available to
the participant.
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Step
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The participant will sign the Contract of
Participation. The Contract of Participation outlines the
services that are available to the participant and the obligations that
the participant agrees to undertake. Each action plan will be
individually designed to meet their particular need for services,
training, counseling, and other service. The participant must
agree to seek and maintain suitable employment.
The contract is for 5 years, but may be extended for 2 years for good
cause. It may be modified as family circumstances change, if the
changes are mutually agreeable to the family and the Housing
Authority. The whole family must be off of public assistance by
the end of the term of the contract. Public assistance does not
include transitional welfare (i.e.,
Medicaid,
childcare or SSI benefits
that does not require an income eligibility test).
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Step
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The coordinator will
correspond with the participant for program compliance.
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ADVANTAGES
When the income increases, an escrow
savings account may be established. This escrow offers an opportunity
to save for
the future.
The escrow savings account will be released when the Contract of
Participation is completed and the participant no longer receives
Federal, State, or
other public assistance. Because
there are no restrictions on what can be purchased with the escrow it
may be used to pay for the costs of moving to private
rental housing, the down payment and closing costs on the purchase of a
home, or additional training or education.
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