The Housing Authority of the City of Austin partners with several key organizations
to provide training, education and job placement assistance. Each program is
free to residents, and many are located in HACA community rooms for convenient
access. HACA also provides bus passes and child care reimbursement.
For more information please contact the on-site Family Self-Sufficiency Specialist.
Goodwill Industries
Goodwill Industries provides computer training, customer service skills training,
job search and job placement services. Goodwill is located in East Austin at
Rosewood Courts at 1143 Chicon Street, Austin, TX 78702 and at Booker T. Washington
at 905-A Bedford Street, Austin, TX 78702. For information please call your Family
Self-Sufficiency specialist or call
Goodwill
at 480-0772, 474-2681 or 476-4761.
Austin Academy
Austin Academy provides Workplace Competency courses designed for specific job
training and workplace skills, obtaining your GED and Adult Basic Education.
Orientations are help every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Morning and evening classes
are available. Austin Academy has a new location at 1640-B East 2nd Street, Suite
100, Austin, TX 78702. For information please contact your Family Self-Sufficiency
specialist or call Austin Academy at 326-8655.
Austin Community College
Austin Community College offers Adult Basic Education, GED preparation and ESL
classes. For information please contact your Family Self-Sufficiency
specialist or contact ACC Adult Education office at 223-7532.
Registration is handled at each site and walk-ins are welcome.
Christian Women’s Job Corps (CWJC)
CWJC provides basic computer skills, life skills, product development, money
management, job placement and GED classes. CWJC is located at Northgate at
9120 Northgate, Austin, TX 78758 and newly located at Booker T. Washington
at 905-A Bedford Street, Austin, TX 78702. For schedules or more information
please contact your Family Self-Sufficiency Specialist or call the CWJC at
964-1898.
W.E. Angels (Women Experiencing Achieving New Goals & Envisioning Life’s
Successes)
W.E. Angels provides classes on assertiveness, personal health, nutrition,
money management, child management, self-advocacy, legal rights, coping with
crisis, community resources and re-entry to employment. Classes are held for
five consecutive Saturdays, located at Booker T. Washington at 905-B Bedford
Street, Austin, TX 78702. For a schedule or more information please contact
your Family Self-Sufficiency Specialist or call W.E. Angels at 947-0598.
Child Care Reimbursement
HACA will pay a reimbursement stipend for child care expenses residents
incur while attending education or job training classes. Residents are
responsible for completing a child care agreement with their Family Self-Sufficiency
specialist and for submitting a sign-in/sign-out sheet as documentation
child care is
being provided.
Mainspring Schools
HACA has "dedicated" (free) slots available through Mainspring. HACA will pay
100 percent of child care costs for up to six months. The slots are for residents
who are current members
of HACA’s Family Self-Sufficiency program and are employed full-time. For
information please contact Clarissa Campos at 477-4488 ext.
2160 or Mainspring
Schools at 442-2301.
Family Connections
Family Connections partners with HACA to provide the Childcare Voucher Program.
Participants enroll in the program for one year with the expectations of becoming
fully responsible for their childcare need at the end of the program. HACA pays
a percentage of the childcare costs, while the participant’s percentage
of the cost is raise every three months resulting in childcare self-sufficiency
at the end of the program. The vouchers are for residents who are current members
of HACA’s Family Self-Sufficiency program and are employed full-time. For
more information contact Clarissa Campos at 477-4488 ext. 2160.
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