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Resident
Services
Muncie Housing
Authority's Family Services Department provides residents access to
a range of programs and services that are designed to help improve
the overall quality of your life by reducing your dependence on the
welfare system.
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Our mission is to empower
our residents to maximize their own potential, strengthen individual
and family functioning that will lead to self-sufficiency for future
generations.
According to the Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a family is self-sufficient
when:
1. The head of household
has obtained employment and
2. All family members are free of cash assistance for 12 months,
or
3. 30% of the monthly adjusted income meets or exceeds the fair
market rental rate for their current unit
Case Management
Case management services focus on helping residents to identify personal
assets, barriers to employment or job retention, goals, and desired
outcomes for your families. These services also enable residents to
secure employment, meet lease obligations, homeownership goals and
ultimately self-sufficiency. Working with a MHA case manager, you
will develop an individualized plan, determine your employment preparation
and job readiness needs, access educational resources and other social
services that will lead to less dependence on public assistance.
Money Management Training
Money Management Training Workshops are offered every 3 months based
on enrollment. The training enables residents to gain skills that
will improve their ability to manage their finances. MomentiveTM Consumer
Credit Counseling Service professionals work with MHA residents and
their creditors to set up a repayment plan and extend the time for
debt repayment. Counselors also help you to set up a money management
plan, so that the family budget is handled more effectively. You can
also access online budget and credit counseling.
Life Skills
Training
Muncie Housing Authority case management staff provides STEPS (Steps
to Economic and Personal Success) Guide to Employment /Life Skills
Training. As certified Pacific Institute facilitators of the multimedia
educational platform, they help residents to learn practical skills
needed to get a job, and the effective thinking skills it takes to
keep a job, skills that have proven to be difficult to teach: Effective
decision-making, Internal motivation, Perseverance and resiliency
and Invulnerability to stress and depression. The backbone of the
STEPS education is its thorough understanding of why we think the
way we do. STEPS Training provides the tools to change old thought
patterns, moving even chronically unemployed residents from dependency
to self-sufficiency.
Homeownership
Counseling
Homeownership counseling is available for residents who are interested
in one day owning their own home. Our partnership with the Muncie
Homeownership and Development Center program enables us to offer counseling
and education about housing, housing referrals, financial assistance
with the home purchase, individual development accounts, affordable
housing construction, money-management education, and credit reports
for prospective homebuyers. There is an $18.00 fee for the credit
report. All other services are free.
Senior
Services
LifeStream,
Inc - Nutrition Services
Lunch is served Monday through Friday at Gillespie Tower (complex
for elderly and persons with disabilities) by LifeStream Services
staff. The Gillespie Café begins at 12:00 noon and is available
for all Gillespie Tower residents. To start receiving your nutritious
meals contact: Pat Darling at 722-0377 or visit http://www.lifestreaminc.org/index/services.asp#Nutrition
Diabetes
Prevention Services
The Muncie Housing Authority is proud to offer to you the Buddies
for Better Health Diabetes Program. Buddies for Better Health is
a companion program offered for diabetic and pre-diabetic residents.
This program is an effort to establish a network for residents of
the MHA who have health concerns. This program will pair up residents
who have similar health concerns and offer ways of maintaining a
healthy lifestyle along with a support network of fellow residents.
This program will consist of educational opportunities concerning
various health concerns, peer support group and individualized peer
support with the help of your "Buddy".
Workforce
Development
The Muncie Housing Authority provides referral services that enables
residents to participate in "On-the-Job Training" offered
through WorkOne Eastern Indiana. The program is a workforce strategy
designed for residents with little to no work history. Time-specific,
subsidized jobs combined with on the job skill development and supportive
case management services are used to transition residents to unsubsidized
employment in the labor market.
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Muncie Housing Authority
409 E First St., Muncie, Indiana 47302
Telephone: (765) 288-9242
TTY: (765) 281-1582
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The Housing Authority of
the city of Muncie does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
sex, national origin, familial status, age, religion or handicap, in
compliance with the Fair Housing Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
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Website Last Updated on: April 14, 2011
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COPYRIGHT© 2010 MUNCIE
HOUSING AUTHORITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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