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<br /> <br /> <br />SAHA Policy <br /> <br />Briefings will be conducted in group meetings, or under special circumstances, <br />individually. <br />Generally, the head of household is required to attend the briefing. If the head of <br />household is unable to attend, SAHA may approve another adult family member to attend <br />the briefing. <br />Families that attend group briefings and still need individual assistance will be referred to <br />an appropriate SAHA staff person. <br />Briefings will be conducted in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. For other limited <br />English proficient (LEP) applicants, SAHA will provide translation services in <br />accordance with SAHAprocedures. <br /> <br />Notification and Attendance <br /> SAHA Policy <br />Families will be notified of their eligibility for assistance at the time they are invited to <br />attend a briefing. The notice will identify who is required to attend the briefing, as well as <br />the date and time of the scheduled briefing. <br />If the notice is returned by the post office with no forwarding address, they will be <br />removed from the wait list. <br />If the notice is returned by the post office with a forwarding address and the applicant has <br />not notified SAHA of the address change the family will be removed from the wait list. <br />Applicants who fail to attend a scheduled briefing will automatically be scheduled for a <br />second and final briefing. SAHA will notify the family of the date and time of the second <br /> <br />scheduled briefing. Applicants who fail to attend twoscheduled briefings, without SAHA <br />approval, will be denied assistance (see Chapter 3) and removed from the wait list. <br />Oral Briefing \[24 CFR 982.301(a)\] <br />Each briefing must provide information on the following subjects: <br /> <br />How the Housing Choice Voucher program works; <br /> <br />Family and owner responsibilities; <br /> <br />Where the family can lease a unit, including renting a unit inside or outside the PHA <br />jurisdiction; <br /> <br />For families eligible under portability, an explanation of portability. The PHA will not <br />discourage eligible families from moving under portability; <br /> <br />For families living in high-poverty census tracts, an explanation of the advantages of moving <br />to areas outside of high-poverty concentrations; and <br /> <br /> <br />Page 5-2 <br />04/01/14 <br /> <br />