The Self Sufficiency Program (SSP) provides housing assistance and support services to low-income parents or emancipated foster youth who are in school to increase their earning power and become financially self-sufficient within 1-5 years. Participants receive subsidized rent while they complete an education or job training program and find employment in their field.
Find Your Independence
While in the program, HIP Housing provides coaching and resources to help participants succeed. Coaches 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
- One on one coaching
- 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 resources
- Referrals to affordable housing opportunities when available
- Nurturing Fathers Program
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How It Works
Applicants Must:
- Be enrolled 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 a school counselor, case worker, social worker, or employer. Download, complete and return the forms below to the Program Assistant:
PHONE SCREENING: Once we receive the referral forms, the Program Assistant 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 a Self Sufficiency Program Staff. 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:
Tafisi Suafai
Self Sufficiency Specialist
tsuafai@hiphousing.org
