HOC offers a wide array of programs to support and enrich the lives of our residents, including:

Core Counseling Services

Resident Counselors are assigned to a variety of HOC buildings, including multifamily and scattered sites, elderly and family units, other scattered sites and selected multifamily properties and the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. Counselors provide crisis intervention, complaint resolution, information and referral and counseling with the goal of helping residents retain their housing, maximize potential and increase self-sufficiency.

Emergency Assistance

HOC staff provide our residents with emergency assistance such as eviction prevention and utility disconnect prevention. For more information call 240.627.9400.

Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS)

The FSS program assists families in public housing and the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs to achieve self-sufficiency over a five- to seven-year period and to end dependency on all public benefits such as welfare, food stamps, medical assistance and child care subsidies. For more information call 240.627.9781.

Fatherhood Initiative Program

The HOC Fatherhood Initiative Program strengthens families by strengthening fathers. HOC is the first and only public housing authority in the country to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Fatherhood programs. Since 2016, approximately 1,300 fathers have successfully completed the program, gaining education, training and access to employment opportunities, significantly developing their parenting skills and building supportive bonds with other fathers. Click here to learn more.

HOC Academy (HOCA)

The HOCA connects – in one place – all Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC) services/linkages in adult education, workforce development programs, small business development, counseling resources for adults and several enrichment programs for children of all ages. HOCA implements programs that empower our customers to pursue opportunities that help to improve their quality of life and overall self-sufficiency. For more information contact AEWD@hocmc.org.

Services to People with Disabilities

This program has the mission of improving HOC’s service to people with disabilities in a manner that is practical, cost-effective and in compliance with pertinent laws and regulations. For more information, please call 240.627.9705.

Housing Counseling Program

The State-funded Housing Counseling Program assists low-income families or single individuals who are homeless (or in imminent danger of becoming homeless) to locate, secure and maintain permanent housing. Clients must be referred by a case manager from a County service provider and must have either a subsidy or enough income to afford market rate housing. For more information, please call 240.627.9735.

Volunteer Program

The Housing Opportunities Commission enhances its programs through the recruitment and placement of volunteers. The program also seeks donations of resources and services. Please call 240.627.9731 for additional information.