Step 1: Submit Your Application
In order to enroll in PS-S, you must submit a completed application. You can obtain an application using any of the following methods:

• Download an Application
  Download our Program Application (.PDF FORMAT). You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view the application.
  Download ADOBE READER.
  
  
• Pick up an Application
  Pick up an application at the Loveland or Fort Collins
  PS-S office.
• Call to Request an Application
  Call (970) 635-5912 and request that one be mailed to you.
• Email to Request an Application
  Email PS-S at PSS@FRII.COM.

The application is a simple, one page, two sided form that asks for basic information. In addition to the completed application, PS-S also requires a letter of recommendation from someone who can comment on your strengths and desire to become self-sufficient. This individual could be a counselor, employer, minister, teacher, etc., but not a family member.

Step 2: Wait for an Opening
When openings in the PS-S program become available, applicants are invited to attend an orientation based upon their date of application.

It is very important that you keep us informed of any change in address once you apply. Otherwise we are unable to notify you of the orientation.

At the orientation you will learn more about PS-S and decide if the program is a good match for you. If you are still interested, an interview will be scheduled so that PS-S can get to know you and understand your needs.

If we all agree that this is a good match, you will be assigned to work with a PS-S Advisor and begin your enrollment in the program.

Step 3: Participate in the Program
Once enrolled, the average length of stay in the program is two to three years. Some participants may need more or less time.

You can decide to leave the program at any time. Participants can be removed for failing to follow through with their agreed upon contract. Contracts can be revised by mutual agreement of both parties.

ELIGIBILITY

>Who is Eligible?
Find out if you are eligible to participate in the Project Self-Sufficiency program. Visit ELIGIBILITY.

APPLYING TO PS-S

>General Guidelines
Project Self-Sufficiency supports low-income, single parent families in their efforts to become economically independent.

>Single Parent Families
In order to be eligible for PS-S, families must reside in Larimer County, be headed by a single parent, have at least one child age 13 or under living with her/him half time, and be low-income according to poverty guidelines.

>Process Overview  
Interested candidates are required to submit a program application, attend an orientation and participate in an interview to determine motivation to become self-sufficient.

>Advisors
Each single parent who is accepted into the program is assigned to an advisor who assists her/him in setting goals, developing a self-sufficiency action plan, identifying resources, resolving problems, and providing emotional support. 

>Holistic Approach
PS-S takes a holistic approach, emphasizing areas such as self-esteem, parenting and recovery from domestic violence along with specific career and educational goals. Generally it will take one to four months to receive an invitation to an orientation once we receive your application.

HOUSING

>Willow Place
Willow Place is a twenty unit apartment complex in Loveland that is available to some PS-S participants through special arrangements with the Loveland Housing Authority. 

>Openings
As openings become available, new residents are selected from the pool of current Project Self-Sufficiency program participants. PS-S Advisors will make every effort to assist each new program participant in acquiring appropriate and affordable housing based on available resources in the community.