Income

What We’re Doing

• Increasing home ownership by providing down-payment assistance and mutual self-help home building to qualifying families
• Increasing financial self-sufficiency by providing programs, such as financial counseling, utilities assistance and home buyer education
• Improving the job skills of Utah County residents through job skills training and adult literacy programs
• Bringing together community partners to provide healthcare to residents with little or no health insurance
• Helping residents reduce debt and build financial security through initiatives that encourage saving money and provide tax assistance

Our Partners on This Issue
Community Action Food Bank (Community Action Services and Food Bank)
Community Garden (Community Action Services and Food Bank)
Community Outreach Program (Community Action Services and Food Bank)
Consultation (Centro Hispano)
Debtors Counseling Hotline (Utah Legal Services)
Disaster Services (American Red Cross)
Educational & Life Skills Instructional Classes (Recreation and Habilitation Services)
English Literacy Program (Project Read)
Family Support & Emergency Services (Community Action Services and Food Bank)
Getting Ahead Groups (Habitat for Humanity & Community Action Services and Food Bank)
Home Buyer & Mortgage Counseling Program (Community Action Services and Food Bank)
Home Construction and Rehabilitation (Habitat for Humanity)
Housing Counseling (Rural Housing Development Corporation)
Improvement of Life (Centro Hispano)
Job Ready (Boys and Girls Club)
Job Skills Training Program (Recreation and Habilitation Services)
Limited Appearance Legal Representation (Utah Legal Services)
Money Matters (Boys and Girls Club)
Mutual Self-Help Housing Program (Rural Housing Development Corporation)
Red Cross Functionality and Stability (American Red Cross)
Spanish Speaking Clinic (Utah Legal Services)
Spanish Literacy Program (Project Read)
Urban Self-Help Housing Program (Rural Housing Development Corporation)
Utility Assistance (American Red Cross)

Results

• Last year, 180 families were able to purchase their own home.
• 5,439 individuals improved their housing situation due to financial and housing counseling.
• More than 180 adults increased their literacy skills to functional and now qualify for improved employment.
• More than 10,000 individuals were able to receive basic healthcare services.
• 372 homeless families with children were stabilized with employment and permanent housing.
• 221 homes were saved from foreclosure for low- and moderate-income families.
• 255 low-income families were prevented from becoming homeless.
• 1,051 elderly people were able to remain in their homes.