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Linn-Benton Housing Authority
1250 SE Queen Avenue
Albany, Oregon 97322
541-926-4497
FAX: 541-926-3589
TDD: 541-926-8338
Email: mail@l-bha.org
For more information
on the FSS program,
contact Paul by phone
(541) 918-7317
or by email: paul@l-bha.org,
Anna by phone
(541) 918-7313
or by email: annab@l-bha.org
OR
pick up an FSS Application at the
Linn Benton Housing Authority Office
Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) is a voluntary program offered by Linn-Benton Housing Authority for Section 8 Participants. The program can give you the help you need to take control of your life.
The FSS Program offers practical help and a financial benefit to enable Section 8 participants to become self-sufficient and free of public assistance. The program works to offer support and link participants with community resources to overcome barriers to self-sufficiency while allowing them to build an escrow savings account to increase their asset base.
FSS participants sign a 5-year contract of participation. Included in this contract are goals set by the participant to be achieved during the contract period. The head of household designated by the FSS family is required to seek and maintain suitable employment after completion of job training and/or educational goals listed in the Individual Training & Service Plan (ITSP). The household must also be free of welfare assistance defined in the contract 12-months before the FSS contract ends and must also complete a Financial Education Program and develop a budget.
When a participant's rent increases due to an earned income increase, the difference between the previous Housing Authority Payment (HAP) and the new HAP amount will be put into an escrow savings account each month. If the FSS contract is successfully completed, the FSS participant is entitled to the escrow savings account balance. General uses for this money have been: Down payment for a home, paying off or paying for continued education, small business start-up or expansion, the purchase of reliable transportation, and other family needs.
The Housing Authority offers the VIDA match saving program to Family Self Sufficiency participants as an additional means to increase their assests. To find out more about VIDA - CLICK HERE
If you are interested in participating in the FSS program, apply now. The program fluctuates depending on how many graduates we have. A waiting list is formed when the program reaches full capacity of 100 participants.
This is a first-come, first-serve program. The only requirement is motivation to become self-sufficient. Hope to hear from you!
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