A valuable resource for new HCV participants, The Family Handbook: A Guide to the Housing Choice Voucher Program offers a general program overview in addition to providing answers to many of the program-related questions facing new participants.

This comprehensive guide covers basic program information, the relationships between the PHA, the family, and the owner, necessary steps to becoming program participants, and guidance to successful participation in the program. Our latest edition has been completely revised for both content and clarity. It features:

• A modern, easy to read format
• Information on the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (VAWA)
• Clarified language on disabilities and reasonable accommodations
• Clear, updated examples for calculating subsidy and family share
• User-friendly, participant-oriented wording 

The Family Handbook, available in English and Spanish, reduces your staff work and saves you time. Let this useful tool assist your participants while helping you establish a professional PHA image for your community and public officials. 

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