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LINKS, RESOURCES, & OPPORTUNITIES FOR GHA RESIDENTS

Greensboro Housing Authority is committed to helping our residents build life success. We are also committed to sharing opportunities that may contribute to furthering life success. Scroll down to see opportunities through GHA and our partners!



Please take a look at the previous issues of Life Success Opportunities Emails.

Some of the opportunities featured may still be relevant.

Issue 5

Issue 4

Issue 3

The Family Self-Sufficiency Program is open to GHA residents who have not previously participated in the program. Watch the video below to learn more about the program!

ARE YOU READY TO OWN YOUR HOME?

Let us help you get prepared for homeownership! Sign up today to begin your life success journey as you learn more about the home buying process!



Join the GHA Revity Savings Team Today!

**For GHA residents

General requirements for the scholarship:

1. All required information shall be submitted in original with one (1) copy.
2. All required information may be handwritten or typed.
3. The following information material is required:
4. Letter of character recommendation.  Recommendations from the community or religious organization, employer or academic reference. Letters of recommendation may not come from family members.
5. One letter from the sponsoring Housing Authority outlining their reasons for selecting the applicant to compete for a scholarship.
6. An unofficial transcript from high school and/or the academic institution the applicant is currently attending. 
7. Acceptance Letter from college, university, attending.
8. An essay containing a minimum of 750 and a maximum of 1,000 words to answer the following questions: (1) Where do you see yourself in the next four years and how will this scholarship help you to achieve those goals? (2) What are you doing now to achieve those goals? If you have any unusual circumstances that you would like the scholarship committee to consider, please include them in your essay.
9. One photograph of the applicant (suitable for publication) NO PHOTOCOPIES

***For GHA Residents. Classes take place at Hickory Trails Community Room

Virtual Primary Care at Hampton Homes

• Address: 1300 Ogden Street, Greensboro, NC 27406
• Hours: Mondays 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Thursdays 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Ages: Children 8+ and adults
• This is a primary care practice, not a walk-in urgent care clinic.

If you are a renter and in need of rental and/or utility assistance, the following agencies may be able to assist you. 

• Greensboro Housing Authority (this service request is for GHA residents only)
• Request assistance here
• Guilford County Department of Social Services
• Energy Assistance Program – (heating/cooling and water assistance) 336-641-3000
• Apply online here
• Greensboro Urban Ministry (utility assistance: water, power, and gas)
• Greensboro residents only - 336-271-5959
• United Way - 336-378-6600
• Faith Action International House
• (Refugee Rental Assistance program) - 336-379-0037
• Welfare Reform Liaison Project (WRLP)
• (Utility assistance and workforce development program) – 336-691-5780

NC Pre-K is now accepting applications for children who will be four years old on or before August 31.

Join the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and UNCG for a half-day program introducing high school students to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Open to 6th through 12th grades, this event highlights how STEM enhances fields such as liberal arts, business, education, health services, and more. Discover diverse pathways to STEM careers and learn how STEM knowledge can benefit any field. Pre-registration is required.

Date: APRIL 5, 2025

Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Location: Nursing Instruction Building, UNCG Campus

Parking: Walker and McIver Decks

Supporting the social and emotional development of young children in Guilford County.

Click below for resources to help you support your child and prepare for school readiness.

UPCOMING VIRTUAL SESSIONS

Career & College Promise

12-1 PM

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

6-7 PM

Thursday, February 20, 2025

Guilford Parent Academy is a FREE, year-round, parent engagement and support program of Guilford County Schools.

Click below for Guilford County Schools lunch menus

Is your child a bus rider? Don’t forget to download the Here Comes the Bus app, which gives arrival times, shows your child’s bus location on a map, and more.

In order to provide continuing support for North Carolina’s youngest readers, The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Office of Early Learning has developed and released “Literacy at Home.”

This digital resource provides literacy activities at each grade level, pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Families and communities may access this resource for activities that specifically target the literacy skills of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and oral language.

When children grow in each of these foundational areas they are well on their way to becoming proficient readers.

The Access Amazing Scholarship covers the cost of tuition and fees for many high school graduates in Guilford County.

The scholarship removes cost as a barrier for students graduating from a Guilford County high school and is a "last dollar" scholarship* that pays the remaining balance of student in-state tuition, college fees, and course fees once all other federal and state grants, scholarships, and sponsorships are applied.

FAFSA 101 and Toolkit Now Available

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the most important step for students in knowing their options for paying for college. To help your students understand FAFSA benefits and how to complete the form, check out the recently launched FAFSA 101 on CFNC.org. CFNC also created tools and resources to help get the word out during Financial Aid Awareness Month in February.

Financial Aid Webinar Series

As part of Financial Aid Awareness Month, join NCSEAA and CFNC for a How to Pay for College webinar series to help students, parents, and education professionals navigate the financial aid landscape.

North Carolina State Aid Programs

Feb. 10 — 6 - 7 p.m.

This session will cover financial aid programs, including the Next NC Scholarship, the Aubrey Lee Brooks Foundation Scholarship, the Golden LEAF Scholars Program, and Forgivable Education Loans for Service (FELS).

FAFSA Walkthrough 

Feb. 17 — 6 - 7 p.m.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the first step to unlocking financial aid at the federal, state, and institutional level. In this session, we'll walk you through the 2025-26 FAFSA form for dependent students.

Evaluating Financial Aid Award Letters 

Feb. 24 — 6 - 7 p.m.

Comparing the financial aid awards received from each institution can be challenging for students. In this session, we'll help you understand award letters so you can help your students make the best choice for their education goals.

The Healthy Relationships Initiative (HRI) was founded through a partnership between UNC Greensboro and the Phillips Foundation.

Over the years since HRI launched in February 2017, HRI has brought together interdisciplinary experts to develop resources and information that advance HRI’s mission to promote happy, healthy, and safe relationships of all kinds.

HRI Toolkits are designed to offer you a set of tools to strengthen your relationships. Each HRI Toolkit offers three sets of resources.

1. First, Reflect resources provide self-reflection activities to examine your beliefs and views toward relationships.
2. Second, Connect resources offer Conversation Starters to help guide discussions with others in your life to better understand one another.
3. Third, the tools in the Build section offer tip sheets that address several common elements of different types of relationships.

Click above to explore the latest edition of Active Adult News!

CONE HEALTH MOBILE UNIT SCHEDULES

Medical care is more accessible than ever for patients across the city of Greensboro and surrounding counties with the Cone Health Mobile Health Program. Explore the links below to learn more and stay updated on upcoming events.

Mobile Mammography

• Mobile mammography screening services.

Mobile Medicine Clinic

• Mobile clinic (for ages 6 years and above) including wellness exams, sick/well child visits, sports physicals, STD treatment and more.

Mobile Screening Van

• Mobile screening services (for ages 18 years and above) including blood pressure screenings, blood sugar check and wellness education.