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FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY

    HOW DOES FSS WORK?
     Families volunteer to participate in the FSS program.  Through interviews and guidance, a family receives help in choosing an employment goal.  Once the family agrees to participate in FSS, the family head-of-household signs a contract with the Housing Authority.  The contract outlines the responsibilities of each party to meet the participant's employment goal.
 
 WHAT IS THE FSS ESCROW SAVINGS?
     When an FSS family's rent goes up as a result of increased earned income, we invest a portion of the rent increase in an interest bearing escrow account.  The escrow account is disbursed to the family when the family's goals have been met and the family members have been welfare free and/or off public assistance for 12 consecutive months.  In addition, the Internal Revenue Service has ruled that the payments from and escrow account are tax free.
 
HOW LONG DOES THE FSS PROGRAM LAST?
   Participants have five to seven years to reach self-sufficiency.  Program completion occurs when the family head-of-household reaches his/her employment goal and the family has been welfare free for 12 consecutive months.

    

      

        

       

        

     

 

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