Family Development and Self-Sufficiency (FaDSS)

Family Development and Self-Sufficiency (FaDSS) program provides services that

promote and nurture families toward self-sufficiency.

FaDSS Services

•  Home Visits– minimum of one per month

•  Assessments– evaluation of family strengths

•  Goal Setting– written and reviewed at each home visit

•  Support– ongoing, strength based, and solution focused

•  Advocacy/Referral– accessing community resources

•  Budgeting– calculated monthly

Families on Family Investment Program (Iowa’s TANF Program) receive:

• Employment training

• Educational assistance

• Intense case management

• Crisis intervention

• Homeless prevention

• Skill building

• Positive transition for welfare to work                                                                                                                              FaDSS Staff (Photo compliments of Clinton Custom Photography)

TBRA The purpose of Tenant Based Rental Assistance is to assist people in securing decent affordable housing.  This program provides eligible participants with the full rental deposit and 70% of the first month’s rent for housing units in Black Hawk and Buchanan Counties.  All housing units must be inspected and meet or exceed Housing Quality Standards (HQS).  Inspections are performed at no cost by a qualified housing inspector.  To be eligible for this program, people need to be enrolled in FaDSS or on the Waterloo Housing Authority’s Section 8 waiting list. The program is administered by and applications are available through the FaDSS Program.

FaDSS Day on the Hill - January 16, 2007 FaDSS Day on the Hill is an educational forum held in Des Moines, where participants have the opportunity to meet with legislators.

Partnering with Parenting Families is a collaborative community referral source designed to provide maximum community services to participants.

Career Ladders is a program that will help you gain valuable work skills that are required to advance to some of the best jobs in the Cedar Valley.  Click here for more information.

Quarterly FaDSS Newsletter

FaDSS Holiday Party - The FaDSS holiday party is an opportunity for FaDSS participants to congregate over a meal. Children are given the opportunity to get their photo taken with Santa. This year, each family chose one book per child to take home. Books were provided by Cedar Valley United Way and Barnes & Noble Booksellers.

Children pose for photos with Santa

For a downloadable brochure on the FaDSS program, click here.

                                                                         To visit the state FaDSS website, click here. 

For more information on the FaDSS program, contact Operation Threshold in your county.   

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