Getting Ready for Opportunities to Work (GROW)
Getting Ready for Opportunities to Work (GROW) is our workforce program designed to assist families in achieving their goals of economic independence and self-sufficiency through workplace readiness, skills training, and job retention. As an incentive for eligible participants, we offer a Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program in which HUD contributes to an escrow savings account based on increases in earned household income.
Am I Eligible?
The Getting Ready for Opportunities to Work (GROW) Program are specifically for all household members within the 18-54 age range who are not employed at the minimum level stated in the GROW lease rider, enrolled in an accredited education program, or enrolled in a workforce development training program.
How do I get started?
- Enroll in the GROW Workforce Development Program with the HABC Office of Resident Services
- Sign a GROW Contract, and
- Become employed or enroll in an accredited educational or workforce training program within 6 months (180 days)
Ready to Work?
Contact our Workforce Development Team Monday through Friday between 8:30am - 4:30pm by calling 410-396-6197.
Or visit in person at Pleasant View Gardens – 201 N. Asquith Street Baltimore, MD 21202.
Section 3
Specialized Employment jobs are created when private companies and businesses are awarded contracts by HABC to complete projects related to housing rehabilitation, construction development, operations and modernization expenditures.
The Office of Resident Services staff provides Section 3 job opportunities to qualified residents and maintains a registry for contractors to access.
Jobs Plus
Do you live in Gilmor Homes and are you interested in getting a job? Jobs Plus services are exclusively tailored to the residents at Gilmor Homes! This HUD funded place-based program provides referrals and on-site employment related services to residents living in the Gilmor Homes public housing community.
The goal of Jobs Plus is to develop and foster a culture of work. For unemployed residents, case managers will help identify short and long-term employment goals and create plans to accomplish them. Employed individuals can work with case managers to take the necessary steps to advance in the labor market.
Services Benefits Include
Employment-related service: Employment-related services are offered to residents with a range of employment needs. This includes work-readiness training, employer linkages, financial counseling, educational advancement, job placement, and employment counseling.
Financial Incentives:
Residents enrolled in Jobs Plus will be granted a 100 percent income disregard that will remain in place for up to 48 months.
Community support for work: Jobs Plus services and financial incentives to all identified residents at Gilmor Homes.
The Best Part
Services are located on-site in the Gilmor Homes Community building. Participants must live in Gilmor Homes to enroll in the program.
For more information visit the Gilmor Homes Community building at 1515 Vincent Court, Baltimore MD 21217, or call (410) 545-1909.
HABC's Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership Program
The Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC) is pleased that you are interested in the Housing Choice Voucher Ownership Program (HCVP). Please be advised that this is an optional program for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) holders. Housing Choice Voucher holders are not mandated nor are they required to participate in this program. Furthermore, all Housing Choice Voucher holders may not qualify or be deemed eligible to participate in the program.
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