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FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY (FSS) PROGRAM <br /> Families who participate in the federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program are eligible <br /> to be part of the Office of Housing and Community Development's Family Self-Sufficiency <br /> (FSS) Program. FSS is a voluntary program that helps families become economically <br /> independent. Through this program households learn to set goals that always include <br /> employment and often include home ownership. <br /> FSS Program participants agree, via a five-year contract, to establish and attain specific goals. <br /> The program's goals include assisting families to become free of all forms of state and federal <br /> welfare through employment. FSS Specialists in each branch office meet with household <br /> members to establish goals that might include: employment,job training, education,job search, <br /> money management, credit repair, and home ownership. Working as a team, the family, local <br /> service providers and the FSS Specialists help families identify and eliminate obstacles to self- <br /> sufficiency. <br /> Participants may receive an interest-bearing escrow (savings) account that accrues as their <br /> household's portion of the rent increases because of an increase in earned-income. The tax-free <br /> account is given to the family when they complete their FSS Contract of Participation and are <br /> free of welfare for 12 consecutive months. <br /> For more information about the program, contact the Program Coordinator at (808) 959-4642. <br /> 043fghs(updated) <br />