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A quality home is the foundation of society & community
The Rockford Housing Authority is now offering Section 3 Compliance Monitoring Services and we are calling it: The Resident-Based Approach to Section 3 Compliance. First and foremost, an agency must establish foundational programming that addresses its residents’ specific needs and barriers. Compliance must first start with meeting the needs of the residents. If impediments aren’t addressed, residents are hindered from becoming successful and achieving gainful employment. Therefore, compliance cannot be accomplished if residents’ needs and barriers are not addressed.
With our unique approach to Section 3 Compliance, we address these issues and lay a solid foundation for the resident to succeed. By using data-driven results, our programming focuses on empowering the Section 3 resident, not only with knowledge but with the tools they need to succeed. Ultimately, when compliance is viewed as relationship-based, it creates the stepping stones for residents to move up and out of poverty. The resident-based approach to compliance can not only help an agency meet the benchmarks but also provides the opportunity to change the lives of the people they serve.
We will take you from start to finish to help your agency establish a successful program that meets the benchmarks and truly serves your clients’ needs. Additionally, we offer a monthly tracking and reporting service. As a result, all of your agency’s efforts towards Section 3 will be tracked and reported on a monthly and annual basis. With our services, your agency will have your compliance numbers at your fingertips, and you will be able to adjust programming as necessary.
The Section 3 Training outlined here gives you and everyone on your team a greater understanding of their responsibilities and the knowledge and skills they need to do their job. In addition, the pallet of RHA services will enhance their confidence and experience, which can also improve the overall performance and compliance of Section 3.
The RHA can help your staff stay up to date on changes in Section 3, such as accountability and reporting standards. Our training and support will also show your team new ways to think and work, employ updated technology and processes, educate residents, and empower employers. Putting these new Section 3 tools and practices to work in their day-to-day roles can lead to better outcomes for employees, residents, and employers.
The RHA is now available to present at your next conference, retreat, or staff training! We will tailor the
training to meet the specific needs of your staff or event.
Over the last eight decades HUD has evolved itself to continuously meet the needs of our community’s most vulnerable families, which extend beyond the boundary of providing a safe, clean and affordable place to call home. Programs like section 3 were created as a strategy that would empower residents of government-funded affordable housing programs and low-income workers to a life of self-sufficiency and independence.
Section 3 advocates for local economic development, neighborhood economic improvement and individual self-sufficiency, requiring that HUD funded contractors to the greatest extent feasible, provide job training, employment opportunities, and contracting opportunities for low or very low-income residents in our community.
This series is an inside look at how folks approached the future through Section 3, with a forward-focused mindset, as something to be created and nurtured in the present moment. The takeaway for today: make choices and commitments, and take action, with tomorrow in mind.
To continue to create strategic partnerships with community stakeholders, design a diverse housing portfolio, leverage social service programming to unite and ensure residents are provided with safe and nurturing environments that lead to self-sufficiency, responsibility, and individual empowerment.
"If you are not well, you cannot serve your communities well!" Dr. Kim Hires brought it home during our #SummerSymposium closing plenary.
Blackhawk Courts: A Rich Legacy
From its origins housing veterans to today’s vibrant community, Blackhawk Courts exemplifies RHA’s enduring commitment to quality housing and community support.
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Don't forget to mark your calendars for our Community Health Fair happening tomorrow, July 13th from 11am-2pm! 🌟 Come out and get free health screenings, indulge in healthy snacks, and join in on fun fitness activities. Let's promote empowerment and healthy living!
Within 5 years the RHA will re-establish itself as high performing agency that is a leader in housing and sustainable communities by developing additional, non-HUD revenue streams, increasing our asset base and offering state of the art resident initiatives.
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