Create economic opportunity
How will BHA address create economic opportunities—including job training, career ladders, wealth building—for residents and staff from 2025-2029?
• Increase employment and training of targeted Section 3 workers, and expand local/Section 3 business contracting and sub-contracting opportunities, including through Project Labor Agreement mechanisms.”
• Support 120 new BHA first-time homebuyers.
• Support 100 BHA households who wish to relocate to Expanded Choice Communities
• Enroll 2,000 households in Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) program or other wealth building programs.
• Increase resident participation by 50% in workforce development and self sufficiency events: job fairs, scholarship sessions, citizenship fairs, resource fairs, and other informational sessions.
• Host 100 digital literacy classes where at least 95% of participants successfully complete classes and accomplish at least one goal identified during their training.
• Host annual information sessions for BHA staff on employee benefits including tuition reimbursement and transportation benefits.