The Housing Authority of Bowling Green Family Self-Sufficiency Program provides case management for families working toward self-sufficiency. The goal of the Family Self-Sufficiency Program is to provide assistance to public housing residents to move beyond their circumstance to become more productive citizens of the community. Assistance includes: housing assistance, case management, and supportive services such as referrals to government and private organizations that provide services for very low-income families.

2008-2009 Spotlight

• 2008 Family Self-Sufficiency Program of the Year Award from the Louisville Field Office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• 48 participants completed the FSS enrollment and referred for or receiving support services
• 40 participants active in employment activities through training programs, part-time employment or job placement opportunities
• 33 participants active in money management training with five participants actively managing savings accounts
• 29 participants actively enrolled in education programming including ESL, literacy development, GED preparation, and post-high school education
• Multiple basic life necessities projects were presented to assist participants including childcare, emergency, Thanksgiving and Christmas food donation, and transportation

Picture of Jamar Avant and Family

"This is by far one of the best if not the best Housing Authority to both live in and work for. I have learned and grown so much from being involved in this organization and my family as a whole has prospered in more ways than one. This has truly been a blessing for the Avants."