SERVICES

Monroe Housing Authority Day Care

A Louisiana Class "A " Day Care began in the fall of 1989. While receiving both federal and state funds, it also provides free day care training for staff. Licensed to care for 30 children six months to six years, it is located in the MHA's largest complex and available to residents of all developments. Call 318-329-1341 for more information.

Welfare to Work Career Training Program

The Monroe Housing Authority and Opportunities Industrialization Center of Ouachita, Inc., have formed a partnership to provide a Welfare to Work Career Training Program utilizing computers. The program is open to Monroe Housing Authority residents 18 years of age and older. It provides two 20-week sessions per year and assesses each participant's basic educational skills. The program includes training in computer fundamentals, career choices and appropriate business behavior to assist participants in their job search after graduation. OIC facilities are located at 3710 Dunlop Street. Training consists of five four-hour classes Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.M to 12:00 P.M. For more information, please call 318-325-1678.

Monroe Homeownership Program

This program provides low-to-moderate income families technical and financial assistance to become home owners. Call 318-388-1500 for class schedules. Classes are held three times each year.

Neighborhood Watch Program

Resident groups meet monthly in each development to discuss various issues affecting their neighborhoods. These groups are instrumental in crime prevention activities at each housing site. Call your manager for more information on when these meetings are held.

Neighborhood Centers

Currently the MHA has three centers in the following developments. Miller Square, Berg Jones, and Robinson Place. The following programs are housed in these centers: Neighborhood Policing, Adult Literacy Program, Girl Scouts, and Boy Scouts. Phone numbers are as follows : Berg Jones, telephone 318-387-7495, 1951 Samuel; Miller Square, telephone 318-387-7026, 4237 Beale Street, and Robinson Place, telephone 318-322-4431, 5514 Robinson Drive.

Neighborhood Resident Police Officers

Currently three police officers reside in three different housing sites. They patrol the sites thirty hours a month, report to management and attend neighborhood meetings.

Neighborhood Policing Program

Officers are assigned to three developments providing onsite patrols, walking a beat to get to know the neighborhood and its needs.

Adult Literacy Classes

Courses are offered by Monroe City School Adult Education. Confidential tutoring in reading skills to adult clients.

Tri-District Boys and Girls Club

Located in or closely adjacent to five of six public housing sites, the club administers its program, the HAK-IT Tutorial, for the MHA. The program helps children in the housing complexes cope with problems of drugs, peer pressure, low self-esteem, as well as homework. Recently implemented is a computer literacy program designed for children 6 to 12 years of age. For more information, please call the Boys and Girls Club at 318-387-0903.

Youth Sports Program

Complex-wide athletic and social programs are offered through University of Louisiana at Monroe targeting resident youths 10 to 16 years of age. Basketball, softball, baseball, swimming, tennis as well as math, science, peer mentoring and drug and alcohol awareness are all offered from June 1 through July 2. For more information, please call Bobby Simmons at 318-388-1500, extension 313.

Self-Sufficiency Program

This program is designed to help Section 8 residents to become independent and self-supporting. Participants are referred to various local agencies that help them reach their goals such as getting a GED, college degree or job training. They are also referred to agencies that help them with child care expenses and transportation. Money is placed in an escrow account in the amount equal to the increase in the tenant's rent which has resulted from an increased income. These matched funds are then given to the program participants when they are completely self-sufficient (no longer need public assistance).

Special Activities for the Elderly

Some of the activities offered by the Housing Authority are trips to ULM Concerts and School of Music, the Little Theatre, Civic Center performances, area restaurants, games, parties, men 's night out and ladies' night out. In-house educational sessions are offered by Ouachita Council on Aging; health screenings, blood pressure checks, diet counseling as well as church activities offered by the local churches play a vital role in their lives. In-house daily scheduled activities include exercise, ceramics, bingo, pinochle, quilting and needlepoint, live music performances and dance groups, and movies provided by a local cable company. The residents attend parades and movies as a group.

 

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