SEATTLE—January 6, 2005—Two recent grant awards to Seattle Housing Authority will help to provide important services to residents to assist them toward self-sufficiency.
SHA will receive a total of $261,441 in a grant from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to support SHA’s Family Self Sufficiency program. This program provides residents living in public housing or using a Section 8 voucher with an opportunity to accumulate savings. Participants establish and accomplish self-directed goals related to education, employment and home ownership. The grant will support 4.5 staff positions to assist residents, including one position devoted exclusively to helping them to become home owners.
An $8,000 grant from the Washington State Housing Finance Commission has also recently been awarded. It will support SHA’s efforts to provide counseling for residents regarding homeownership and predatory lending.
According to Community Services Manager John Forsyth, “These grants make a big difference in our ability to help SHA residents address all of the issues around home ownership and self-sufficiency. We appreciate the support from both HUD and the Washington State Housing Finance Commission.”