Family Self-Sufficiency
Early Findings Mixed in Recently Published Family Self-Sufficiency Program Evaluation Midpoint Report
LMH program aims to help residents graduate out of public assistance (Lucas Metropolitan Housing)
6.30.21
From the Toledo Blade:
Tatiana Brown was down on her luck and in a rut.
Working two jobs and trying to get by like millions of other everyday Americans, she found herself still struggling to get ahead. So in 2014, she turned to public housing.
Lucas Metropolitan Housing Receives Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Grant from HUD
4.22.21
From Lucas Metropolitan Housing's press release:
CLPHA Signs onto FSS Letter Offering Recommendations for FY21 Funding
3.26.21
CLPHA has signed onto a letter to HUD leadership, organized by Compass Capital, that provides recommendations to HUD for implementation of the increased Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) funding received in FY21. In FY21, FSS received $105 million, a 30% increase over FY20 funding. The recommendations inclu
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Awarded HUD Family Self-Sufficiency Program Grant
3.10.21
LMH Awarded HUD Grant to Help Families Become Self-Sufficient (Lucas Metropolitan Housing)
1.13.21
From Lucas Metropolitan Housing's press release:
FY21 Funding and Relief Package is a Promising Start, but Additional Relief is Needed
CLPHA Submits Comments to HUD on Proposed Changes to FSS Rule
HUD & FDIC To Host Webinar for ROSS Grantees on Connecting Youth to Financial Education and Account Access
11.19.20
From HUD and the FDIC:
Please save the date for an upcoming webinar co-sponsored between HUD and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) which will focus on how Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) grantees can help the youth we serve successfully connect to financial education resources from FDIC, including its Money Smart Financial Education program. The webinar will also highlight the Denver Housing Authority’s youth financial education activities.