Income

United Way works to strengthen the building blocks of a good life – Education, Income and Health.

United Way’s work in Income promotes financial stability & independence by

  • Breaking the cycle of poverty
  • Developing basic life skills to increase self-sufficiency
  • Achieving greater financial stability through increasing income, building savings, and gaining & sustaining assets.
  • Increasing financial knowledge & literacy
  • Increasing access to affordable housing


Our partners in Income

  • Chester County OIC
  • Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Valley
  • Friends Association for the Care and Protection of Children
  • Home of the Sparrow
  • Interfaith Housing Assistance Corporation of Chester County
  • Legal Aid of Southeastern PA, Chester County Division
  • Open Hearth, Inc.
  • The Salvation Army
  • Volunteer English Program


Themes & Trends in Income

  • The traditional means of supporting clients has changed. We now look at preventive alternatives.
  • The number of families with a poor credit rating has doubled in the last two years.
  • More clients are dropping into poverty for the first time
  • Unemployment and lack of job opportunities that provide a living wage has had an enormous impact.
  • Many clients are working but still cannot afford housing.
  • More and more seniors are facing bankruptcy due to medical bills.
  • Homelessness is on the rise with family units being split up to find resources.
     

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