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REQUEST FOR HOUSIRIG <br />AUTHORITY ACTION <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: <br />DECEMBER 3, 2012 <br />TITLE <br />HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER FAMILY <br />SELF SUFFICIENCY FY2012 GRANT <br />M~~ <br />"~ <br />'s!'y Ec4: , <br />F ±~ <br />f 4~~ <br />~ , .::4 <br />E ~~ y <br /> <br />RECORDING SECRETARY USE ONLY <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />(~ As Amended <br />CONTINUED TO <br />INTERIM. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR <br />,:. <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the Executive Director of the Housing Authority to implement the Family Self-Sufficiency <br />grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development in an amount not to exceed <br />$69,000, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the Executive Director and Authority <br />General Counsel. <br />COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION <br />At its regular meeting of November 6, 2012, by a vote of 6:0, (Morfin absent), the Community <br />Redevelopment and Housing Commission recommended that the Housing Authority authorize the <br />Executive Director of the Housing Authority to implement the Family Self-Sufficiency grant from the <br />Department of Housing and Urban Development in an amount not to exceed $69,000, subject to <br />non-substantive changes approved by the Executive Director and Authority General Counsel. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Housing Authority has been selected to receive $69,000 for Fiscal Year 2012 to support the <br />Housing Choice Voucher Family Self-Sufficiency grant program. The Family Self-Sufficiency <br />(FSS) program made available from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), <br />was established in 1990 by the National Affordable Housing Act. The program encourages <br />communities to develop strategies to help families participating in the voucher program to obtain <br />employment that will lead to economic independence and self sufficiency. It directs Public Housing <br />Authorities to use Section 8 assistance under the Housing Choice Voucher Program and to work <br />with welfare organizations, schools, businesses, and other local partners to develop a <br />comprehensive program that gives participating families the skills and experience necessary to <br />obtain employment that pays a living wage. <br />The Santa Ana Housing Authority (SAHA) offers this voluntary FSS program to all Section 8 <br />voucher participants. Some of the program services may include: child care, transportation, <br />