Family Self Sufficiency

The Family Self-Sufficiency Program is open to families participating in the Housing Choice Voucher Program who are unemployed or underemployed. The objective of this program is to assist these families in obtaining employment that will allow them to become self-sufficient, that is, not dependent on welfare assistance. 

Program participants entering the FSS program work with a case manage to develop goals that will, over a 5-year period, lead to self-sufficiency and a contract is signed. These goals may include education, specialized training, job readiness and job placement services and career advancement objectives.

When the participant meets its goals and completes their FSS contract, the family becomes eligible to receive funds deposited into an escrow account on its behalf throughout the family’s participation in the FSS program. The amount of escrow in the account is based on increases in the family’s earned income during the term of the FSS contract.

For further information on this program, please contact the FSS coordinator, Chith-aly Thirakul at (916) 264-1658.