Menard County Housing Authority

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Family Self-Sufficiency & Housing Counseling

The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program is a voluntary program designed to teach families how to utilize community resources in order to achieve independence and self-sufficiency through education and job training. All Public Housing residents and Housing Choice Voucher recipients are eligible to participate in the FSS program.

Benefits of the program:

· Greater earning potential through education and training

· Economic Independence

· Access to community supportive services

· Escrow funds to help with the achievement of goals

Family Self–Sufficiency

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Housing Counseling

Menard County Housing Authority serves as a HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agency.  We offer pre and post purchase counseling, credit and budget assistance, credit reports, mortgage delinquency, renter’s assistance, fair housing assistance, Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) counseling, loss mitigation and relocation assistance. 

All services are free of charge to Menard County residents and HUD-related clients, while others may pay a nominal fee.  Please contact Meggann Bell at ext. 224 or mbell@menardcha.org for assistance.