The goal of the Family Self-Sufficiency Program is to eliminate the barriers that prevent low-income people from moving from poverty to self-sufficiency. The program assists highly motivated individuals seeking new career opportunities to gain the education and job skills needed to secure employment at a sustainable living wage.
Who is Eligible:
This program seeks highly motivated applicants currently living in Hernando, Pasco, Sumter, or Citrus Counties. Total household income must be less than 125% of the federal poverty level.
Services Available:
The Family Self-Sufficiency Programs provides assistance with tuition, job training, books, and other educational supplies. Other supportive services may also be available to assist individuals with rent/mortgage, child care, utility bills, car repairs, basic medical care, and/or other basic needs that create barriers to successfully completing the program.
Funding:
The Family Self-Sufficiency Program is supported with funding from the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), which is distributed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and administered by the State of Florida's Department of Commerce (DOC).
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All applications for services must be filled out completely and include the required documents in order to be processed. Incomplete applications will be denied.
Please read this important information before submitting an application for assistance:
Documents needed for assistance include:
MFCS staff will never ask clients for personal information to “update MFCS payroll records” as part of the application process. If you receive an email with this request please contact us immediately to report the request.
Conditions of application;
Only apply for the county in which you live. If you apply under another county, your application will not be accepted.
We are no longer accepting applications by mail or drop off.
Once applications have reached capacity, we will not accept any more, either on-line or by appointment, until we have processed the applications we have on hand.
Applications will be processed in the order they are received.
Applications can take up to two weeks to process once all documents are received and the application is filled out completely. A staff member will provide updates as we review for processing.
Once your benefit is complete, a voucher will be sent to the utility provider and it will be applied to your account. Payment will be processed within 45 days according to our agreement with the utility provider.
White-out and scribbles will not be accepted on applications.
If the electric bill is in the name of someone not in the household, we need a letter from the account holder stating WHY the electric bill is in their name. They must sign it, provide their address, phone number, and their date of birth.
Click here for applications:
Application – Citrus, Hernando, Pasco and Sumter Counties
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Contact Information:
Hernando, Pasco, Sumter, and Citrus Counties: (352) 796-1425
