Lincoln Housing Charities
About Lincoln Housing Charities
Some housing help is immediate, food, clothing, and other household needs. Some of it is longer-haul, like case management, self-sufficiency planning, and help toward homeownership. Lincoln Housing Charities raises grants and donations so Lincoln Housing Authority tenants and residents can get both kinds of support when they need it. For donors, that means backing practical help that stays close to the realities of family life in Lincoln.
Lincoln Housing Charities is the charitable support arm for Lincoln Housing Authority, so its funding goes straight into tenant services, basic-needs assistance, education, and homeownership-related support. It also helps keep named programs moving, from Family Self-Sufficiency to Reading Matters and RentWise.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Youth activities and basic-needs assistance
Provides assistance to Lincoln, Nebraska residents through youth activities and help with food, clothing, and other household needs.
Support for immigrants and refugees in the Family Self-Sufficiency Program
Provides support to immigrants and refugees in LHA's Family Self Sufficiency Program.
Family Self-Sufficiency Program
Serves families in Public Housing or Housing Choice Voucher Programs with case management and an individual plan over up to five years to help them work toward financial self-sufficiency.
Family Support Program
Offers short-term case management for families already housed with LHA or on the waiting list, with referral, assessment, and connections to community services to help families retain housing.
Purchase & Lease-Purchase Program
Provides a homeownership pathway connected to LHA's Home Building Project, including a lease-purchase option for up to five years.
Down Payment Assistance Program
Provides loan assistance to participants and graduates of the Family Self-Sufficiency Program for home purchase.
Homeless Voucher Program
Awards housing assistance to homeless families or individuals who participate in case management through local human service agencies for at least one year.
Community education
Shares information about housing programs through videos, newsletters, annual plans and reports, public presentations, workshops, and speakers.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
To provide and/or procure a variety of family and individual services and support activities in support of the Housing Authority of the City of Lincoln.
Who they serve
Lincoln, Nebraska residents served through Lincoln Housing Authority programs, including families in public housing or voucher programs, homeless families or individuals, tenants, and people needing basic-needs or self-sufficiency support.
How your donation helps
- Northeast House student build program
- Family Self-Sufficiency Program participants
- Reading Matters Program
- a new van for Burke Plaza, Mahoney Manor, and Crossroads House
- Friends with Food and Expanding Horizons programs at Carol Yoakum Family Resource Center
- memorial funds benefiting tenants at Burke Plaza, Mahoney Manor, and Crossroads House
- RentWise Program development and operation
- Arnold School Community Learning Center
- Truckloads of Help Program at the Center for People in Need
Our story
Lincoln Housing Charities was created in July 2002 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) to provide and procure family and individual services and support activities with the Lincoln Housing Authority. Its board is served by the members of the Lincoln Housing Authority board, and it has supported LHA and its tenants through grants, fundraising, and memorial funds.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Lincoln Housing Charities’s services.
Families may apply online for LHA programs or use a paper application. For the Family Support Program, staff make contact after referral, assess needs, and connect the family with community services at no cost. For the Family Self-Sufficiency Program, a coordinator schedules a visit to explain the program before a family decides whether to participate.
Partners & funders
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
Who can use the Family Support Program?
It serves families already housed with LHA or on the waiting list, and it starts with short-term case management after a referral.
What does the Family Self-Sufficiency Program do?
Families in Public Housing or Housing Choice Voucher Programs work with a case manager on an individual plan for up to five years, with the goal of building toward financial self-sufficiency.
How does the Homeless Voucher Program work?
It provides housing assistance to homeless families or individuals who take part in case management through local human service agencies for at least one year.
What is the Purchase & Lease-Purchase Program?
It is a homeownership path connected to LHA's Home Building Project, with a lease-purchase option that can last up to five years.
How can someone learn about LHA programs?
LHA shares information through online and paper applications, newsletters, public presentations, workshops, speakers, videos, annual plans and reports, and community education.
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