Community Resources

HHA Coordination with the Welfare (TANF) Agency 

A cooperative agreement with TANF Agency to share information and / or target supportive services was signed 7/2/2003 

Coordinated efforts between the HHA and TANF Agency include:  

Client referrals  

Information sharing regarding mutual clients

Coordinate the provision of specific social and self-sufficiency services and programs to eligible families

Services and programs offered to residents and participants by the HHA include: 

Self – Sufficiency Policies

Economic and Social self-sufficiency programs

Family Self Sufficiency programs

Welfare Benefit Reductions

Community Service Requirement

Participants will be required to contribute 8 hours of community service each month or participate in a self-sufficiency program for 8 hours each month.

The HHA believes that community service should not be received by the resident to be punitive or demeaning but rather a rewarding activity that will benefit both the resident and the community.

Community service offers residents an opportunity to contribute to the communities that support them while gaining work experience.

The requirement is easy and rewarding and the HHA provides residents with the name of agencies, how to contact the agencies and all required paper work necessary to accomplish the monthly service.

Examples of programs that the residents can participate in are:

Reading Mentors

Library Assistant

Salvation Army Store Clerk

Office filing

Assisting kids after school with homework Helper

The following agencies assist residents in accomplishing their community service

Independent School District

Salvation Army

Boys and Girls Clubs

YMCA

City and School Libraries

Safety and Crime Prevention:

Crime Prevention activities taken by HHA:

Contracting with outside and/or resident organizations for the provision of crime and/or drug-prevention activities

Crime Prevention through Environmental Design

Activities targeted to at-risk youth, adults, or seniors

Contract with Harrisburg City Police for community policing, additional patrols, etc.