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      face=3DVerdana>Congregate Housing Services=20
      Program</FONT><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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      face=3DVerdana>Under a cooperative agreement with the City of =
Lincoln Aging=20
      Services Department, two full-time counselors from the Lincoln =
Information=20
      for the Elderly (LIFE) Office regularly contact every resident of =
<SPAN=20
      class=3DSpellE>LHA=92s</SPAN> three high- rises for the elderly =
(Burke Plaza,=20
      Crossroads House and Mahoney Manor), screen and assess tenant =
needs,=20
      develop care plans for individuals who qualify for services and =
arrange=20
      for the services needed. The purpose of the program is to prevent=20
      premature or unnecessary institutionalization. Supportive services =
are=20
      available to residents who are frail elderly, persons with =
disabilities,=20
      and temporarily disabled persons. Services available at a moderate =
cost=20
      include transportation, personal care services, chore services and =

      housekeeping services. Individuals must meet program eligibility=20
      guidelines in order to receive these special services. At =
<ST1:PLACE=20
      w:st=3D"on"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st=3D"on">Burke</ST1:PLACENAME> =
<ST1:PLACENAME=20
      w:st=3D"on">Plaza</ST1:PLACENAME></ST1:PLACE> and Mahoney Manor, =
two meals=20
      per day are also available 6 days per week. To learn more about =
this=20
      program, contact <SPAN class=3DSpellE>Delayne</SPAN> Peck at the =
LIFE office=20
      at (402)441-7070.</FONT><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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      align=3Dleft><SPAN=20
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      face=3DVerdana>Family Support Program</FONT><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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      align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana><SPAN=20
      style=3D"mso-bidi-font-family: TimesNewRoman">In 1997, the Lincoln =
Housing=20
      Authority created the Family Support Program to assist LHA clients =
who are=20
      exposed to changing situations or behavior that threaten either =
their=20
      health, safety, or general family welfare or that of other =
household=20
      members. A LHA case manager assigned to the program provides =
outreach,=20
      assessment, referral, and supportive services. Families and =
individuals=20
      are referred to the program by the general public, other agencies, =

      landlords, neighbors, and LHA staff. A computer database program =
matches=20
      clients with police contact records so that LHA is aware of =
families with=20
      high incidents of police contact or singular incidents of a very =
serious=20
      nature. Once a referral is made, the case manager researches the =
family=92s=20
      background, contacts them to set up a visit, performs a needs =
assessment,=20
      determines the possibility of a successful outcome if LHA =
intervenes,=20
      refers household members to other agencies, monitors the =
family=92s progress=20
      and does additional follow-up as needed.<SPAN=20
      style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>LHA provides some =
financial=20
      assistance to families to help them access needed services. To =
obtain more=20
      information about this program, contact Amy Wagner at 434-5527 or=20
      </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#0000ff>awagner</FONT><SPAN=20
      style=3D"COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: TimesNewRoman"><FONT=20
      face=3DVerdana>@L-housing.com.</FONT><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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      align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana><SPAN=20
      style=3D"mso-bidi-font-family: =
TimesNewRoman"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
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      align=3Dleft><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: =
TimesNewRoman"><FONT=20
      face=3DVerdana>Family Self-Sufficiency =
Program</FONT><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
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mso-layout-grid-align: none"=20
      align=3Dleft><SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-family: =
TimesNewRoman"><FONT=20
      face=3DVerdana>Since 1993, the Lincoln Housing Authority has =
offered the=20
      Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program to families either leasing =
LHA-owned=20
      federally subsidized housing units or participating in the Section =
8=20
      Rental Assistance Program. The program helps families work towards =
a goal=20
      of becoming financially self-sufficient. Each family works with a=20
      caseworker to develop an individual plan for up to a 3 year =
period. The=20
      plan will include the steps that the family will take to reach =
their goals=20
      and the support or help they might need including case management =
or=20
      financial assistance. If a family=92s rent is increased over time =
due to=20
      increased household income, a percentage of the rent increase may =
go into=20
      <SPAN class=3DGramE>a</SPAN> escrow savings account established by =
LHA.=20
      Families who successfully reach their goals receive the escrow =
savings=20
      account upon completion of the program. To obtain more information =
about=20
      this program, contact Elizabeth <SPAN =
class=3DSpellE>Redhage</SPAN> at=20
      434-5529 or <A=20
      =
href=3D"mailto:elizabeth@l-housing.com">elizabeth@l-housing.com</A></FONT=
></SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
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      align=3Dleft>&nbsp;</P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; =
mso-layout-grid-align: none"=20
      align=3Dleft><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: =
TimesNewRoman"><FONT=20
      face=3DVerdana>Moving to Work Demonstration=20
      Project</FONT><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; =
mso-layout-grid-align: none"=20
      align=3Dleft><SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-family: =
TimesNewRoman"><FONT=20
      face=3DVerdana>The Lincoln Housing Authority is participating in =
a&nbsp;=20
      federal demonstration project called</FONT><o:p> </o:p><FONT=20
      face=3DVerdana>Moving to Work (MTW); only 24 housing authorities =
are=20
      participating in the demonstration project nationwide. Under the =
MTW=20
      program, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is =
giving=20
      local housing authorities more control and flexibility with regard =
to the=20
      administration of the federal Public Housing and Section 8 Rent =
Assistance=20
      Programs with the goals of increasing housing choices for =
families,=20
      providing incentives for work and increasing administrative =
efficiency.=20
      Under the provisions of <ST1:CITY w:st=3D"on"><ST1:PLACE=20
      w:st=3D"on">Lincoln</ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY>=92s MTW program, all =
Section 8=20
      Certificates were being converted to Housing Choice Vouchers; as a =
result,=20
      households have a greater selection of housing units. Waiting list =

      preferences are given to working families or those participating =
in a=20
      self-sufficiency program. As families who receive housing =
assistance begin=20
      work or obtain jobs with better pay or benefits, household income=20
      increases are not immediately counted in the calculation of rent =
and=20
      deductions for health and dental insurance premiums and child=20
      care</FONT><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
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mso-layout-grid-align: none"=20
      align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana><SPAN class=3DGramE><SPAN=20
      style=3D"mso-bidi-font-family: =
TimesNewRoman">expenses</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"mso-bidi-font-family: TimesNewRoman"> are allowed. =
Tenants also=20
      benefit from a number of cooperative relationships LHA has =
established=20
      with other agencies who provide self-sufficiency programs such as =
the=20
      Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. To learn more =
about this=20
      project, contact Doug Marthaler at (402)434-5530 or =
</SPAN></FONT><SPAN=20
      style=3D"COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: TimesNewRoman"><FONT=20
      face=3DVerdana><A=20
      style=3D"COLOR: #0066cc; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; =
text-underline: single"=20
      =
href=3D"mailto:Doug@L-housing.com">Doug@L-housing.com</A>.</FONT><o:p></o=
:p></SPAN></P>
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      align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana><SPAN=20
      style=3D"COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: =
TimesNewRoman"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
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      align=3Dleft><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: =
TimesNewRoman"><FONT=20
      face=3DVerdana>Home Ownership =
Programs</FONT><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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      align=3Dleft><SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-family: =
TimesNewRoman"><FONT=20
      face=3DVerdana>The Lincoln Housing Authority offers its tenants =
and clients=20
      two home ownership programs: the</FONT><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><FONT=20
      face=3DVerdana><SPAN class=3DGramE><SPAN=20
      style=3D"mso-bidi-font-family: TimesNewRoman">Down Payment =
Assistance Loan=20
      Program and the Lease and Purchase Program.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"mso-bidi-font-family: TimesNewRoman"> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN =

      style=3D"COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: =
TimesNewRoman"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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      style=3D"COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: =
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      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
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      align=3Dleft><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: =
TimesNewRoman"><FONT=20
      face=3DVerdana>Newsletters</FONT><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
      <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
      style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; =
mso-layout-grid-align: none"=20
      align=3Dleft><SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-family: =
TimesNewRoman"><FONT=20
      face=3DVerdana>As a service to its clients and tenants, LHA prints =
a=20
      quarterly newsletter, LHA Today, to provide news and information =
on=20
      programs and services of LHA and other agencies. LHA also =
publishes a=20
      bi-monthly Carol M. <ST1:PLACENAME =
w:st=3D"on">Yoakum</ST1:PLACENAME>=20
      <ST1:PLACENAME w:st=3D"on">Family</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACENAME=20
      w:st=3D"on">Resource</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE=20
      w:st=3D"on">Center</ST1:PLACETYPE> newsletter which is distributed =
to over=20
      1,600 homes in <ST1:PLACE w:st=3D"on"><ST1:PLACENAME=20
      w:st=3D"on">Arnold</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE=20
      w:st=3D"on">Heights</ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE>, Oak Hills, =
Olympic Heights=20
      and other homes in northwest <ST1:CITY w:st=3D"on"><ST1:PLACE=20
      w:st=3D"on">Lincoln</ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY>. =
</FONT><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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alt=3D"Text Box: Congregate Housing Services Program&#13;&#10;Under a =
cooperative agreement with the City of Lincoln Aging Services =
Department, two full-time counselors from the Lincoln Information for =
the Elderly (LIFE) Office regularly contact every resident of LHA=92s =
three high- rises for the elderly (Burke Plaza, Crossroads House and =
Mahoney Manor), screen and assess tenant needs, develop care plans for =
individuals who qualify for services and arrange for the services =
needed. The purpose of the program is to prevent premature or =
unnecessary institutionalization. Supportive services are available to =
residents who are frail elderly, persons with disabilities, and =
temporarily disabled persons. Services available at a moderate cost =
include transportation, personal care services, chore services and =
housekeeping services. Individuals must meet program eligibility =
guidelines in order to receive these special services. At Burke Plaza =
and Mahoney Manor, two meals per day are also available 6 days per week. =
To learn more about this program, contact Delayne Peck at the LIFE =
office at (402)441-7070.&#13;&#10;&nbsp;&#13;&#10;Family Support =
Program&#13;&#10;In 1997, the Lincoln Housing Authority created the =
Family Support Program to assist LHA clients who are exposed to changing =
situations or behavior that threaten either their health, safety, or =
general family welfare or that of other household members. A LHA case =
manager assigned to the program provides outreach, assessment, referral, =
and supportive services. Families and individuals are referred to the =
program by the general public, other agencies, landlords, neighbors, and =
LHA staff. A computer database program matches clients with police =
contact records so that LHA is aware of families with high incidents of =
police contact or singular incidents of a very serious nature. Once a =
referral is made, the case manager researches the family=92s background, =
contacts them to set up a visit, performs a needs assessment, determines =
the possibility of a successful outcome if LHA intervenes, refers =
household members to other agencies, monitors the family=92s progress =
and does additional follow-up as needed.&nbsp; LHA provides some =
financial assistance to families to help them access needed services. To =
obtain more information about this program, contact Amy Wagner at =
434-5527 or awagner@L-housing.com.&#13;&#10;&nbsp;&#13;&#10;Family =
Self-Sufficiency Program&#13;&#10;Since 1993, the Lincoln Housing =
Authority has offered the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program to =
families either leasing LHA-owned federally subsidized housing units or =
participating in the Section 8 Rental Assistance Program. The program =
helps families work towards a goal of becoming financially =
self-sufficient. Each family works with a caseworker to develop an =
individual plan for up to a 3 year period. The plan will include the =
steps that the family will take to reach their goals and the support or =
help they might need including case management or financial assistance. =
If a family=92s rent is increased over time due to increased household =
income, a percentage of the rent increase may go into a escrow savings =
account established by LHA. Families who successfully reach their goals =
receive the escrow savings account upon completion of the program. To =
obtain more information about this program, contact Elizabeth Redhage at =
434-5529 or elizabeth@l-housing.com&#13;&#10;&nbsp;&#13;&#10;Moving to =
Work Demonstration Project&#13;&#10;The Lincoln Housing Authority is =
participating in a&nbsp; federal demonstration project called Moving to =
Work (MTW); only 24 housing authorities are participating in the =
demonstration project nationwide. Under the MTW program, the U.S. =
Department of Housing and Urban Development is giving local housing =
authorities more control and flexibility with regard to the =
administration of the federal Public Housing and Section 8 Rent =
Assistance Programs with the goals of increasing housing choices for =
families, providing incentives for work and increasing administrative =
efficiency. Under the provisions of Lincoln=92s MTW program, all Section =
8 Certificates were being converted to Housing Choice Vouchers; as a =
result, households have a greater selection of housing units. Waiting =
list preferences are given to working families or those participating in =
a self-sufficiency program. As families who receive housing assistance =
begin work or obtain jobs with better pay or benefits, household income =
increases are not immediately counted in the calculation of rent and =
deductions for health and dental insurance premiums and child =
care&#13;&#10;expenses are allowed. Tenants also benefit from a number =
of cooperative relationships LHA has established with other agencies who =
provide self-sufficiency programs such as the Nebraska Department of =
Health and Human Services. To learn more about this project, contact =
Doug Marthaler at (402)434-5530 or =
Doug@L-housing.com.&#13;&#10;&nbsp;&#13;&#10;Home Ownership =
Programs&#13;&#10;The Lincoln Housing Authority offers its tenants and =
clients two home ownership programs: the Down Payment Assistance Loan =
Program and the Lease and Purchase Program. =
&#13;&#10;&nbsp;&#13;&#10;Newsletters&#13;&#10;As a service to its =
clients and tenants, LHA prints a quarterly newsletter, LHA Today, to =
provide news and information on programs and services of LHA and other =
agencies. LHA also publishes a bi-monthly Carol M. Yoakum Family =
Resource Center newsletter which is distributed to over 1,600 homes in =
Arnold Heights, Oak Hills, Olympic Heights and other homes in northwest =
Lincoln. &#13;&#10;&nbsp;&#13;&#10;&nbsp;&#13;&#10;"
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