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SP-50 Public Housing Accessibility and Involvement – 91.215(c)
Need to Increase the Number of Accessible Units (if Required by a Section 504 Voluntary Compliance Agreement) Activities
to Increase Resident Involvements
Annual Scholarship Drive
The Authority, through its Family Investment Center (FIC), partners with the Peninsula Worklink Share Network Lab
to provide job readiness opportunities to public housing and voucher residents in need of resume writing, employment workshops, interviewing
skills, job lead assistance and ownership.
The Authority’s Volunteer Tax Assistance (VITA) program assists low- and moderate-income families residing in public housing with income tax
assistance.
The Authority sponsors an annual Career Expo through its Family Investment Center (FIC).
The Family Investment Center is a designated worksite participant of the Summer Training and Enrichment Program sponsored by the City of
Newport News. The purpose of the program is to provide employer-based, subsidized work experience training for youth who are currently enrolled
in school, as well as out-of-school youth who may lack the necessary job skills and experience to obtain employment.
The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program provides enrollees with referrals to the Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA)
Homeownership Educational Counseling programs.
Annually, the Authority sponsors family workshops as it pertains to Health and Human Services, Social Services, and educational issues such as
domestic violence, health awareness agendas, and computer/technology training
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