Family Self-Sufficiency

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Moving families beyond poverty

What is Family-Self Sufficiency?

The Family Self-Sufficiency program (FSSP) is specially designed to help families become financially independent and free from government assistance. The program is designed to help participants meet their short and long-term personal, educational, and professional goals.

Through comprehensive case management, dedicated case managers can assist families with achieving goals in the areas of:

Education
Life Skills
Budgeting
Career Planning
Home Ownership

What services are available?

For FSS participants to accomplish their goals, they need to address the barriers that are preventing their success. The FSSP helps to provide, in collaboration with other service providers, a wide variety of assistance, including:

GED and/or Secondary Education Assistance
Housing Assistance
Transportation Assistance
Child Care Assistance
Budgeting
Savings Plan
Credit Repair
Referrals for Home Ownership
Community Involvement
And more . . . .

Who can participate?

You can participate in the FSS program if you:

Meet the income guidelines
The head of household is 18 years or older
Have employment history within the last year
Determined to make changes in your life circumstances
Complete and work towards housing plan goals
Willing to sign a participation agreement

Quotes From Participants:

I found someone [case manager] who not only listened but actually cared. She helped me improve by providing me with the school supplies I needed but couldn’t afford. I now look optimistically at every situation and know that I am becoming a better person. D. G.

The Family Self-Sufficiency program helped my family and me so much! I have received great support from my case manager and appreciate what they offer. No one is left behind with this program. J. N.

Income guidelines below:

Household Size	Income Limit
1	$31,920
2	$43,280
3	$54,640
4	$66,000
5	$77,360
6	$88,720
7	$100,080
8	$111,440
For each additional person in the household with more than 8 people, add:	$11,360

* The above figures are based on the 2026 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) poverty guidelines published in the Federal Register on January 15, 2026.

This program is fully supported by the US Department of Health and Human Services as part of an award totaling $422,006. Services are offered when funds are available.