Would you like to increase
your income or improve your education? FSS can help.
Through case management and advocacy we will support
you in setting a five-year plan to meet your employment
or education goals. Benefits for participating families:
- Budgeting and Credit Repair
- Parenting skills
- Job Search Methods and Job Training
- Education
- Communication skills
- Home Ownership Education
Rewarding your progress: As your wages increase, your
rent increases. However, with FSS, you get some of this
money back when you finish your contract of participation.
A portion of the rent increase is put in an interest
bearing escrow account and upon completion of the program,
you are able to use these savings to further your career
or education goals.
FSS is designed to assist motivated families or individuals
who receive Section 8 housing subsidies or live in Marin
Housing's Public Housing, to become independent of welfare.
A self-directed program, participants formulate a series
of goals that will enable them to become financially
self-sufficient within a period of five years. The FSS
Case Managers meet with each participant to develop
Action Steps that guide them to achieving their goals.
Program staff works with local community agencies, schools,
and government programs to ensure that participants
obtain the resources they need to accomplish their goals.
An interest-bearing escrow account may be established
for FSS families whose earned income increases during
their participation in the program. FSS is a voluntary
program and does not require the termination of Section
8 or Public Housing assistance.
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