Walker County Housing Authority

Walker County Housing Authority is a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority registered to receive federal awards since June 2004. As a county-level housing authority, it likely provides affordable housing and related services to low-income residents in Walker County. The organization has consistently received federal grant funding for the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Public and Indian Housing over the past several years.

The Family Self-Sufficiency program grants awarded to Walker County Housing Authority fund the salaries and fringe benefits for FSS coordinators. These coordinators are responsible for implementing the FSS program for residents of public housing, Housing Choice Voucher recipients, and project-based rental assistance properties. Key activities include enrolling and maintaining a minimum number of participating families, developing individual training and services plans, and building partnerships with local employers and service providers. The program aims to help participants become employed or improve their employment and wages over a 5-7 year period. Grant awards require the housing authority to serve at least 25 families for the first full-time coordinator position, with an additional 50 families served for each additional funded coordinator. Walker County Housing Authority has received annual FSS program grants from 2020 through 2024, indicating ongoing involvement in this initiative to promote economic self-sufficiency among assisted housing residents.