The THRIVE Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program helps participants increase their earned income and reduce their dependency on financial and/or rental assistance putting them on the path to self-sufficiency.
The purpose of the THRIVE FSS program is to enable THRIVE Guides to collaborate with social service agencies, community colleges, businesses, and other local partners to help participants further their education, gain marketable skills, and otherwise increase their income potential through new employment or by advancing in their current workplace.
THRIVE Guides are committed to working with local partners to connect participating families with the opportunities and support they need to succeed at every level.
THRIVE Guides build relationships with networks of local service providers, who provide direct assistance to program participants. The broad spectrum of services made possible through the THRIVE program enables participating families to find jobs, increase earned income, reduce or eliminate the need for financial and/or rental assistance, and make progress toward achieving economic independence and housing self-sufficiency.
Participants in the program sign a five-year contract requiring the head of the household to obtain employment. In addition, no member of the participating family may receive financial and/or rental assistance for twelve months prior to program graduation. Families in the THRIVE program have an interest-bearing escrow account established for them. The amount credited to the family's escrow account is based on increases in the family's earned income during the term of the THRIVE FSS contract. Participants who successfully complete the requirements of their FSS contract receive the escrow funds upon completion and are able to apply those funds to advance their personal circumstances, including, for example, paying educational expenses or making a down-payment on a home.
For more information or to find out how to THRIVE with CHP, call 309-788-0825 ext 122.
