Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) is a voluntary public housing and Housing Choice Voucher program designed to assist Huntsville Housing Authority residents in becoming financially independent and free of public assistance. With the support of local agencies and businesses, FSS combines individual case management, education, and training to aid families in becoming self-sufficient.

The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Homeownership Program is offered to all eligible Huntsville Housing Authority Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program Participants. HCV allows first-time homeowners to use their rental subsidy to meet their monthly homeownership expenses (i.e., mortgage payments, utilities, maintenance, and upkeep). Clients who wish to join the program must apply and meet the eligibility requirements. Once the applicant has been deemed eligible to participate, he or she will be required to enter into a homeownership education course and a financial literacy course in order to prepare for homeownership. In addition, participants will be required to secure their own mortgage financing through a lender.

A branch of the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library (HPL), located at the Oscar Mason Community Center, serves public housing residents as well as the general public. The library provides a professionally-selected, age-appropriate collection of library materials for public housing residents. It captures nontraditional users through community outreach and offers a computer lab to stimulate the interests of adults and youths. 

The Boys & Girls Clubs and the Sparkman Homes Teen Center is centrally located in the Sparkman Homes community and serves children from all of the Huntsville Housing Authority's public housing communities. The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs is to provide a safe place where youths can receive assistance with homework, improve leadership skills, and participate in organized athletics. The clubs provide youths with year-long development programs to enhance their quality of life. The programs offer guidance on principles of behavior to promote leadership, character, health and physical development, and emphasize the importance of education.

In an effort to assist residents interested in furthering their education and job opportunity, computer labs are set up at multiple public housing communities, including Northwoods, Butler Terrace, and Sparkman Homes, where residents may study for their G.E.D. and job search. This has been a very successful venture as many residents have passed and received their G.E.D.

First instituted during the summer of 2004, ENCAAMPMENT is an acronym for Encouraging Nurturing Caring for At-risk Adolescent Males, Providing Mentors, while Educating through Novel Training. This program provides young men an opportunity to participate in a positive, structured environment for 9 to 12 hours a day during the summer months. The several objectives rely on the “village” approach to ensuring the success of the targeted demographic of young men, age 12-17, living in the inner-city, low-income communities. Such objectives include: improving high school graduation rates, promoting college attendance, improving the confidence and personal development of each young man, as well as re-establishing a sense of pride in community. The overall mission is simple: Inspire disadvantaged males to reach their full potential to grow and function effectively in mainstream society.

Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts of America Troop and Pack 400 partner with HHA to provide services for young men ages 6-18 who have an interest in scouting and scouting activities. Their program is year-round and is intended to reach youth living in or around public housing communities. Together with HHA, Troop 400 works to decrease the number of youths dropping out of school by providing after-school homework assistance and providing transportation to and from school.