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barriers to getting into housing. The classes include topics such as presenting yourself to a landlord, how to find a rental, landlord/tenant law, credit repair and budgeting, financial planning/goal setting, and public policy and conflict resolution. In addition, HACSA has working relationships with almost 30 local entities/service providers, many of which serve on the Advisory Board for HACSA's FSS Program. They include Catholic Community Services, Centro LatinoAmericano, Department of Human Services (including Child Welfare Program, Self-Sufficiency Program, Seniors and Disability Services, and the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services), EWEB, FOOD for Lane County, Goodwill Industries, Head Start, Lane County Legal Aid Services and Lane County Law and Advocacy Center, Lane MicroBusiness, the Lane Community College (LCC) Transition to Success, NEDCO, Oregon State University/Lane Extension Service, O.U.R. Federal Credit Union, Relief Nursery, Sexual Assault Support Services, ShelterCare, Suislaw Bank, SVdP, and the Veterans Affairs Clinic. Other Resident Activities. HACSA's Resident Services Division works closely with public housing residents as a support system to foster resident-initiated activities that promote community interaction. Some of the current activities include fundraisers such as garage/rummage sales, craft sales, parking for the University of Oregon Duck home football games; and Monday Lunch Bunch and bingo for seniors, regularly scheduled community potlucks, holiday events, social events geared towards children; and supplementary food distribution through the Food Pantry and Extra Helpings programs. Homeownership Program. The Section 8 homeownership program is designed to allow eligible Section 8 participants the option of using their subsidy towards the purchase, rather than the rental, of a home. The overall goal is for families to reach economic self-sufficiency and no longer need any subsidy. Currently, we have six families who have purchased homes with their Section 8 subsidy, and within 12 months, we expect there will be five more families in position to purchase homes. These families have received homeownership education and counseling through NEDCO's Threshold program. One participant purchased a home in Junction City using the Federal Department of Agriculture (USDA) Direct Loan program. Through the Family Self-Sufficiency Program, 53 families (36 from Section 8 and 17 from public housing) have successfully achieved homeownership. Working in cooperation with non-profit organizations, the FSS program assures that participants receive the financial and homeownership education that will assist them in purchasing and maintaining their homes when they move off of housing subsidies. Both programs assist participants in accessing downpayment assistance programs, such as, Springfield's SHOP program, Eugene's HAP program, the Oregon Banker's Association program, and IDA's which include Homestart and VIDA. Many participants have also made use of Oregon Housing and Community Services Residential Loan Program (commonly known as State Bond). Low-Income Weatherization Program. HACSA's Weatherization Program provides comprehensive energy saving services to more than 400 Lane County households annually. The program receives two Federal grants along with matching $3