Section 3 Worker Form
What Is Section 3?
HUD invests billions of federal dollars into distressed communities across the country to provide access to safe and affordable housing and improve infrastructure. These funds are passed down to public housing agencies and local and state governments, or other recipients through grants or financial assistance. The recipients of these funds are required to ensure that employment, training, and contracting opportunities that result from HUD assistance be directed to low-income persons (Section 3 workers) and businesses that are owned by or employ low-income persons (Section 3 businesses) to help build economic wealth.
Am I a Section 3 Worker or Targeted Section 3 Worker?
You are a Section 3 worker if you are:
- Currently, or when hired within the past five years are or were low-income
- Employed by a business that employs low-income persons, or
- A participant in the YouthBuild
Low-income is defined by having an income for the previous or annualized calendar year below the income limit established by HUD.
Targeted Section 3 workers are a subset of Section 3 workers whose eligibility is based upon Section 3 status and residency. You are a Targeted Section 3 worker if you are a Section 3 worker who is currently, or when hired within the past five years were:
- A resident of public housing or Section 8-assisted housing
- A resident of other public housing projects or Section 8-assisted housing managed by the PHA in your area
- A participant of the YouthBuild program, or
- Live within one mile of the service area or the neighborhood of a Section 3 project
How Does Section 3 Benefit Me?
Section 3 workers and Targeted Section 3 workers must be notified and provided access to job and training opportunities that result from the HUD assistance expended in their community to aid in building economic wealth.
What Is the Section 3 Resource Hub and Why Is It Helpful to Workers?
The Section 3 Resource Hub connects workers with state resources needed to obtain employment and training in their community.
Featured Section 3 Resources for Workers
Access the nation’s largest free residential career training and education program for low-income young adults ages 16-24. With 10 industries to pick from and countless careers to explore, Job Corps has an opportunity for anyone ready to work hard and grow.
Find a community-based pre-apprenticeship program that provides job training and educational services for youth ages 16-24 who have left school without obtaining a secondary diploma.
Find a one stop shop for career exploration, training, and jobs.
Use the one-stop source to connect career seekers, employers, and education partners with apprenticeship resources. Discover apprenticeships across industries, how to start an apprenticeship program, and how to become an apprentice.
Office of Labor – Management Standards
Find information about labor unions.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Find information about workplace safety and health for workers and employers. Learn about proposed rules, safety and health programs, how to file a complaint or make a report, schedule no-cost consultation, review publications related to occupational safety and health, and find additional safety resources.
Find answers to frequently asked questions about Section 3. Learn about the Section 3 requirements including how Section 3 applies to HUD-assisted projects, the goals of Section 3, recipient responsibilities and more.
