Funding Resources - Welfare to Work Vouchers

Overview

A successful Welfare to Work (WtW) Voucher Program will provide program participants with a broad array of supportive services, including case management, housing search assistance, life skills training, job training, and job placement. However, because WtW voucher program funds cannot be used for such services, leveraging resources-both financial and in-kind-is critical to ensuring that participants have access to needed supportive services.

A host of financial resources are available for job training and supportive service activities. In addition to HUD's workforce development initiatives, housing authorities may leverage resources from local welfare and labor agencies as well as private foundations. Other resources include unspent TANF funds, Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funds, and Department of Transportation Job Access and Reverse Commute funds. Private foundations may also have considerable resources available for employment, training, and supportive services.

Resources

	MOU between the FDIC and HUD. (Adobe PDF, 5 pages) This MOU establishes a partnership between HUD and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Community Affairs Program. The partnership aims to establish a financial education program for residents of public housing and participants in the Housing Choice Voucher program, using a variety of vehicles. View this MOU for more information about the goals of the partnership and applicability to WtW clients.
	Ways to Work: A Family Loan Program (sponsored by The McKnight Foundation)
	Accessing Unspent TANF Funds for Supportive Services
	Job Training Resources: Department of Labor Welfare to Work Funds
	Job Training Resources: Workforce Investment Act Funds
	Federal Funding Resources for Transportation
	Federal Funding Resources for Childcare
	Employment Resources for Women's Programs
	Online Funding Resources