Resident Engagement Services
Resident Services
Engaging families in social, recreational, educational and wholistic programming. Programs that support and encourage the development of families.
Financial Empowerment
Youth Empowerment
Health and Wellness
Community Partnerships
Workshops
Training
Clothes Closet
Free professional clothing for interviews, employment and emergency needs
Children’s Clothes Closet
Free clothing children ages 3m-8y
YouthBuild
Pre-Apprenticeship training for youth ages 16-24 out of school. Earn your High School Diploma or G.E.D., Career Certifications in Construction and Healthcare.
S.E.A.-Sports Enrichment and Academics
Recreational programming for Tee-Ball, Basketball, Cheer, Soccer, Academics, Flag Football, Creative and Performing Arts, EGaming and more.
ROSS-Resident Opportunity Self-Sufficiency
Resident assistance for households including education, health and wellness, employment and more.
FSS-Family Self-Sufficiency
HUD incentive program that encourages Public Housing and Assisted Housing (S8) Voucher families to obtain employment that will lead to economic independence and self-sufficiency.
Working Matters Workforce Development-Career preparation training program for job seekers. Soft skills training, digital skills training, VR career exploration and hands on work experience.
Dream Center
Multipurpose center for educational, social, recreational, health wellness and community partnership initiatives.
RAB-Resident Advisory Board
BHA’s Resident Advisory Board members are elected members represented from each housing community to work to improve residents’ quality of life, satisfaction and to create a positive living environment in each community.
Youth Build Program
The Housing Authority of the City of Bessemer YouthBuild Program is a community-bases pre-apprenticeship program that provides job training and educational opportunities for at-risk youth ages 16-24 who have previously dropped out of high school. Youth learn vocational skills in construction, as well as in other in demand industries that included health care, information technology, and hospitality. Youth also provide community service through the required construction or rehabilitation of affordable housing for low-income or homeless families in their own neighborhoods.
