Family
Self-Sufficiency Program

Family Self-Sufficiency Program

Empowering Families to Build Brighter Futures.

The Housing Authority of Northumberland County’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program is a federally funded program which offers housing assistance as part of a coordinated program of housing, child care, and transportation assistance; personal and career counseling; educational assistance; and job training and placement for families with low to moderate incomes. Some of these services are outsourced to service providers in the community and all are not solely provided by the Housing Authority. The goal of the Family Self-Sufficiency Program is to help motivated individuals become economically self-sufficient.

In order to qualify for the Family Self-Sufficiency Program, you must currently be a part of the Housing Authority of Northumberland County’s public housing program or Rental Assistance Program. In addition, Family Self-Sufficiency Program participants must have completed eighth grade and must also meet the program’s income guidelines.

Applicants who are approved into the Family Self-Sufficiency Program will enter into a contract with the Housing Authority of Northumberland County for a period of five years. This contract will outline the goals of your family and specify how your family can achieve a level of economic independence within this five-year period. The final goal of each contract is to help you seek and maintain suitable employment which would help free your household from all public assistance.

During the course of the Family Self-Sufficiency Program, you will work with a case manager/service coordinator who will connect necessary services and assess all available resources. Throughout the term of your contract, the Housing Authority of Northumberland County will establish an escrow account on your behalf. This account will then be credited with monetary amounts based on your household’s increases in earned income. Your escrow account balance will be disbursed to you upon successful completion of your contract.

For more information on HANC’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program,
call (570) 742-8797 or (570) 339-5844
Hours
8:00am - 4:00pm Monday through Friday

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