FSS Newsletter :: January 2003

Family Self-Sufficiency Program Statistical Review

Family Self Sufficiency is a work incentive program for our Section 8 clients, to assist them in attaining life sustaining employment, with a goal of leaving assistance and achieving home ownership. Through their employment efforts, clients can amass an “escrow account” that becomes a nest egg to help them establish themselves when they successfully complete the program and leave assistance.

FSS Statistics of Note:

• 38 families are currently enrolled in FSS.
• 24 current FSS participants have escrow accounts with a combined value of $82,551.
• 147 families have left participation in the FSS program since inception in
  1993.
• $165,818 in Escrow has been paid out to graduating FSS participants.
• 4 FSS participants have won $500 OHAC scholarships.
• 48 families have successfully completed their FSS Contract of Participation.
• 12 participants are currently enrolled in GED, college, or vocational
  training programs.
• 33 FSS families have completed their FSS Contracts of Participation since
  October 21st, 1998 which reduces TMHA’s required FSS program size from 76 participants to 43 participants according to the requirements of the 1998 QHWRA legislation.
• 17 participants are currently working in paid employment.