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Resident Services

The Terre Haute Housing Authority Resident & Community Services offers a variety of programs to promote and assist its residents in increasing their self-sufficiency skills.  These programs provide training workshops and information on:

  • Employment Opportunities
  • Job Readiness Skills
  • GED Classes
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  • Establishing/Restoring Credit
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The FSS Program
The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program is an employment and savings incentive program offered to residents of THHA's Section 8 and Public Housing. Working as a team, the participants and an FSS Coordinator identify and eliminate obstacles to financial independence and self-sufficiency.  This program helps tenants set goals of furthering their education, gaining employment skills, obtaining employment, financial management and homeownership. FSS is a five year program that offers the opportunity for participating residents to build an escrow (savings) account as their earned income increases.

FSS Mission Statement:
To strengthen families by promoting financial independence, social self-sufficiency and self-worth enhancement through goal-setting, education, skills training, individualized case-management, advocacy and referrals to community partners.

The ROSS Program
The purpose of the Resident Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Program is to provide opportunities for families living in public housing to identify and work towards life goals. The ROSS program is the connection between the family and the appropriate supportive services necessary to achieve independence. The ROSS Service Coordinator assist participants in assessing strengths, needs and aspirations and developing short and long-term goals. ROSS brings together the family with the need and the agency providing the services.

The Resident Opportunity Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Program of the Terre Haute Housing Authority is open to all residents of Garfield Towers, Dreiser Square and Morton Lewis Court and McMillan Square who have a goal of working toward self-sufficiency.


 



 










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