Articles liés à Persistent Poverty, Low-wage Stagnation, and Financial...

Persistent Poverty, Low-wage Stagnation, and Financial Instability: Center for Strong Families Report 2016-2018 - Couverture souple

Mosesly, Korbett

 
9781795081436: Persistent Poverty, Low-wage Stagnation, and Financial Instability: Center for Strong Families Report 2016-2018

Synopsis

United Way of Pierce County is creating a strong network of organizations working together to implement provenstrategies that respond to the problem of persistent poverty, financial instability and low-wage stagnation among families.No family should struggle to make ends meet. Yet, 1 in 3 working families in Pierce County can’t afford the basics. Fortunately, United Way of Pierce County and community partners are developing a plan to help families in need by providing the tools and resources they need to thrive. When we help families in our local community avert financial crisis and improve financial stability, we can prevent much more costly consequences that affect our entire community.In 2016, we launched an innovative model that brings together a strong network of partners to implement proven strategiesto address struggling families called United Way of Pierce County’s Center for Strong Families. By focusing on improving the financial bottom line for low-to-moderate-income families so they can become more self-sufficient, more families are ableto increase their income, decrease expenses, build credit and acquire assets.This report covers United Way’s activities as the intermediary to support the implementation of the model and improve outcomes for clients served by partner agencies.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.