FY 12 Plan - HUD

[Moving-to-Work 2011-2012 Annual Plan]
Section IV. LONG-TERM MTW PLAN
SAHA’s Mission Statement is:
The San Antonio Housing Authority is committed to building and maintaining affordable
housing for the citizens in our community. We seek to create safe neighborhoods by
partnering with individuals and organizations to provide housing, education, and
employment opportunities for families of modest means to become self-sufficient and
improve their quality of life. We shall serve our clients and all citizens with the highest
level of professionalism, compassion, and respect.
SAHA’s Core Values are:
1. Always do the right thing.
2. Demonstrate compassion and respect in every interaction.
3. Strive for excellence in all operations.
4. Be responsible stewards of the public trust.
SAHA‟s plan will continue to take advantage of the MTW flexibility to receive its
program operating fund subsidies as a block grant, combining annual funding awards
into a single authority-wide funding source. This single change will allow SAHA to
combine resources to better address local program priorities and needs. In the coming
years of as an MTW agency, the agency will focus on implementation of the following
strategic activities:
Achieve operational and program efficiencies that will lead to growth opportunity,
and strive to be a high performing housing authority.
To ensure that SAHA is able to achieve this goal, the agency will develop and pursue
the following initiatives:
Adopt a “Reasonable Rent Policy” that is designed to encourage employment and selfsufficiency
among participating families.
Revise current SAHA policies and procedures to best support
MTW activities and agency goals.
Implement technology that will allow the agency‟s divided departments to unify under
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Develop and foster community relationships that will enable us to maximize the
agency’s limited resources.
SAHA will embrace developing new and fostering existing relationships that will expand
the activities and goals of MTW. When feasible and appropriate, SAHA will focus on:
Housing community on-site MTW Services, including:
Case managers to oversee MTW participants‟ progress and needs.
Childcare and after school supervision.
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