The Self Sufficiency Program (SSP) provides housing assistance and support services to low-income parents or transitional age foster youth, ages 18-24, who are in school to increase their earning power and become financially self-sufficient within 1-5 years. Participants receive rental assistance while they complete an education or job training program and find employment in their field. Education or job training program must be a minimum of six months to complete.
Find Your Independence
While in the program, HIP Housing provides case management and resources to help participants succeed. Case Managers meet with clients once a month for support and accountability to help clients set and reach their goals. Clients attend a monthly life skills workshop on topics like parenting and money management. HIP Housing’s Self Sufficiency Program incorporates all these components so that our clients can improve their lives while also remain rooted in our community.
Services include:
- Housing subsidy
- Monthly case management meetings
- Financial education
- Raffle prizes and incentives
- Monthly skill-building workshops
- Referrals to money-saving resources and programs
- Career guidance
- Information and referrals to other community agencies
- Referrals to affordable housing opportunities when available
- Nurturing Fathers Program
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How It Works
Applicants Must:
- Be enrolled and registered in school in a practical field that is likely to lead to a job that will support their families.
- Be a low income parent or
Former foster care youth aged 18-24 (with or without children)
What is the application process?
REFERRAL: If you are interested in applying to the Self Sufficiency Program, you must be referred by someone such as a community service worker, counselor, case worker, social worker, or employer who knows and can provide a reference regarding your education and career plans. Download, complete and return the forms below to the Program Specialist:
PHONE SCREENING: Once we receive the referral forms, the Program Specialist will call you for a prescreening to make sure you meet the eligibility criteria.
INTAKE INTERVIEW: Once we have confirmed your eligibility, you will be scheduled for an intake appointment with the Program Specialist. There is often a waiting list for this appointment. The intake consists of an application form, an interview, and a financial coaching session where we review your credit report and monthly budget to calculate the income you will need to be self-sufficient.
SELECTIONS COMMITTEE: A Self Sufficiency Program Staff, who interview you, will write up anonymous notes on your situation and present them to the Selections Committee, comprised of community representatives, which meets once a month to review applications.
For more information, or to request a referral packet, please contact:
James Simmons
Self-Sufficiency Program Manager
jsimmons@hiphousing.org
