Self-Sufficiency Program
The Self-Sufficiency Program is a component of the Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing Programs which provides supportive services and financial incentives for HCV participants and Public Housing residents to become economically and socially self-sufficient.
Overview
TGHA is excited to announce a new Self-Sufficiency program under the MTW demonstration initiative called STEPS. STEPS stands for Striving Towards Empowerment, Progress, and Self-Sufficiency. This program is mandatory for all non-elderly, non-disabled household members between the ages of 18-61.
The purpose of the STEPS program is to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of Housing Assistance with public and private resources and to enable families eligible to receive assistance under these programs to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency.
The objective of the STEPS Self-Sufficiency Program is to reduce the dependency of low-income families on welfare assistance and on Housing Assistance. Under the STEPS Self-Sufficiency Program, families are provided referrals to community partner agencies to pursue opportunities for education, job training, counseling, and other forms of social service assistance while receiving Housing Assistance so that they may obtain the education, employment, business, and social skills necessary to achieve self-sufficiency.
TGHA Self-Sufficiency staff will be working diligently in the upcoming months to assist with the enrollment process for all families required to participate.
Self-Sufficiency Program
Together, our Self-Sufficiency Specialists and the participant identify barriers to employment and self-sufficiency. They set short-term and long-term goals to overcome these barriers.
