The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program is aimed at empowering volunteer families to become self-sufficient with increased access to education, employment opportunities, and through referrals to other services.
The FSS program combines EHA’s housing assistance programs with various support services to assist participating families in meeting their planned goals over a five year period.
Families selected to participate in the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program must meet the general eligibility criteria of the RAD PBV Program and HCV (Section 8) Program. They are assigned a family advocate who helps them target specific goals for success and plan strategies to reach them.
FSS participants qualify for substantial assistance in getting services like child care, education, job training, transportation, parenting skills and health care.
During each family’s period of FSS participation EHA sets up an escrow account for them.
As each family’s earning power and wages grow the family’s share of rent under the HCV (Section 8) Program or RAD PBV Program goes up. Instead of charging these families more rent, EHA credits the family’s increased portion of rent to their escrow account every month.
The money in these escrow accounts is presented to each participating family when they successfully complete their period of Family Self-Sufficiency participation.
Since EHA began its Family Self-Sufficiency program in 1993, we have dispersed over $100,000 to our Family Self Sufficiency graduates from their escrow accounts. This money can be used by the graduates any way they choose, but many have made down payments on their first homes.
Ginny Smith
ginny.smith@evansvillehousing.org
812-428-7786 ext. 121
Emily Baggett
emily.baggett@evansvillehousing.org
812-428-7786 ext. 117
Evansville Housing Authority
500 SE 10th Street
Evansville, IN 47713
Monday – Friday
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
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Please be advised that offices are closed to the public at this time and until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, staff members have returned to the office to conduct essential functions with clients through phone, mail, and email correspondence. Precautionary measures are also required of staff while at work including but not limited to social distancing at all times, wearing face-coverings when not able to social distance, hand-washing, increased use of hand sanitizer, and professional office sanitization at the end of each day.
EHA remains committed to providing affordable housing opportunities for the people we serve, especially during uncertain times such as this. If you are unable to immediately reach your caseworker, please be assured that staff will respond to you at their soonest opportunity. We thank you for your patience and understanding during this unprecedented time.
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If you would like to report a change of income, please submit an online request to your caseworker here.
If you have recently been issued a voucher, please watch the Orientation Briefing Video here.
If you are a landlord or would like to become a landlord, you may view additional information here.
If you need to submit paperwork to the office, a secure dropbox is now located at the entrance of the HCV (Section 8) Office located at 411 SE 8th Street, Evansville, IN 47713. You may also use the dropbox at the EHA Administrative Office located at 402 Court Street, Evansville, IN 47708 during working hours only. (Monday – Friday; 8am-5pm)
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