Resident Services provides human and supportive services to residents of ACHA. Additionally, we provide technical assistance to Resident Councils and resident leaders in their community building activities.
- Support the residents of ACHA in creating a place to live with a home-life and a sense of neighborhood and community that is equal to or better that that of the general community.
- Ensure residents of ACHA have the best managed human and supportive services available.
- Provide access to resources for economic uplift and to foster healthy family and community life.
DEBORAH D. BOOKER COMMUNITY CENTER
The Booker Community Center named in honor of Deborah Booker, Co-Chairperson of the ACHA Board of Directors is located in Natrona Heights, PA. The Center is open to all students of the Highlands School District, aged 13 through 18 and provides recreational, tutorial, educational and mentoring programs. The Center also provides on-site GED classes.
Elaine Dillman
Program Coordinator
Phone: 724.224.1656
Fax: 724.224.1672
FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY
This program encourages residents to go to work, go to school and to pursue options to increase independence from low-income public housing. There are two benefits to the program, including personal attention with trained case managers and escrow accounts. If a resident's rent increases due to earned income, ACHA will establish an escrow account, placing a portion of that rent into the account. Residents who complete their goals on the five year FSS Contract, graduating will receive the money from the escrow account.
Program Coordinator
Phone: 412.475.3783
Fax: 412.351.1689
PLEASANT RIDGE COMMUNITY SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
Program is part of HUD's HOPE VI initiative to ensure residents in HOPE VI communities have the necessary supportive services to achieve economic independence. Case managers work extensively with residents to become employed, access health and human services to achieve self-sufficiency.
This program is only available to Pleasant Ridge residents.
STRIDES TO SUCCESS
This program is only in selected public housing communities and high rise buildings. This program links residents with service coordinators in order to meet family's needs and to help seniors continue to live independently /age in place. Service Coordinators link residents to community resources to apply for benefits, health programming, work towards self-sufficiency and encourage participation in educational / job training programs.
Ava Johnson
Family Service Coordinator
Phone: 412.812.2313
Fax: 412.271.0106
