Housing authority to host graduation event

A luncheon will celebrate the Family Self-Sufficiency Graduates at Milestone in West Chester on Oct. 11.

WEST CHESTER >> The Housing Authority of the County of Chester will host a luncheon to celebrate the Family Self-Sufficiency Graduates at Milestone in West Chester on Oct. 11. The luncheon will take place from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

The Family Self- Sufficiency program is a five year program designed to help families currently living in subsidized housing work towards self-sufficiency. This program helps families establish goals, provides them with case management, and offers them support and additional resources when needed.

In addition to goal building, this program offers the opportunity for families to receive an escrow balance once they achieve their set goals and increase their income. There are five graduates being recognized on October 11th with all having completed their goals within the last five years. The total sum of their collective escrow accounts equals $37,448.00. Past graduates have used their escrow payments for such things as help with college tuition and down payment assistance in the purchase of their first home.

In Chester County, the Family Self- Sufficiency program has been extremely successful and has approximately 70 participants in the program. One of the graduates who will be receiving a check at the luncheon stated, “Without the help of this program, I would not have had the chance to be a first time homebuyer”.

The graduate luncheon is an opportunity to acknowledge each graduate and applaud them for their success, hard work, and dedication for the last 5 years of being a participant in the program. The Housing Authority of the County of Chester is honored to recognize