Our work in financial stability
With nearly six out of 10 Miami households living in or on the edge of poverty, according to our United Way ALICE Report, helping people pave a path to a better future is essential. That’s why we’re focused on empowering hard working individuals and families with the tools, training and opportunities to prosper economically, including everything from financial coaching to employment services to debt management and asset building assistance.
Here’s just some ways in which we are achieving these outcomes:
SUPPORTING FINANCIAL STABILITY PROGRAMS
20 programs at United Way Impact Partner agencies that help people meet basic needs and create pathways to financial stability through attaining better employment, increasing income and financial literacy, and building savings and assets.
Visit WebsiteINCREASING CAPACITY THROUGH COLLABORATION
Working with Branches, Catalyst Miami, City of Miami and FIU, we are increasing the community’s capacity to provide more financial coaching to families living on the edge through the Miami-Dade Financial Capability Collaborative.
Visit WebsiteRESPONDING IN TIMES OF CRISIS
At the height of the economic downturn, in 2009 we opened the United Way Center for Financial Stability to provide working individuals and families with a full range of services and support to improve their financial status – and opened a second site in 2014.
Visit WebsiteCREATING NEW INITIATIVES TO LIFT PEOPLE
Through a partnership with Miami-Dade County’s Council for Prosperity Initiatives and more than a dozen financial institutions – Bank On – we are connecting low-income families with safe and affordable financial products and solutions.
Visit WebsiteADDRESSING NEEDS OF VETERANS
To help veterans re-acclimate to civilian life, we launched Mission United, connecting veterans and their families with essential services and employment opportunities, with a particular focus on post 9/11 veterans.
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