Increasing Financial Stability
Helping Families Become Financially Stable.
Children who live in poverty are twice as likely to repeat a grade in school and twice as likely to drop out before completing high school – but the income gap of households in Arizona is the highest in the country, with average incomes of the top 5% at $223,081 and the bottom 20% at $15,719. In addition, 32% of Arizona families are low-income and 20% of children live in poverty.
Working with partner agencies and volunteers, Valley of the Sun United Way aims to help families get on the right track to financial stability by:
- Preparing low-income youth and adults for the workforce
- Assisting individuals and families in securing and maintaining a bank account with a mainstream financial institution
- Educating low-income individuals and families about personal finances
- Increasing awareness and use of public and employer benefits
Our Goals for 2012
- Build savings and assets of low-income families and individuals in targeted communities
- Increase financial literacy of people in Maricopa County
- Increase income of individuals living below 200% of Federal Poverty Guidelines
Our Vision for 2020
People must increase income, build savings, and gain and sustain assets in order to avoid personal financial crisis. Through our work in this area, our goal is to increase the financial stability of 100,000 individuals by 2020.
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