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3M, Graves Dougherty, Applied Materials, Freescale, Guaranty Bank, ATT, HEB, Statesman, IBM, BAE Systems, Intel, Baker Botts, NI, City of Austin, Samsung Austin, Dell, SECC Texas, Dell Financial Services, Temple Inland, Deloitte, Texas Mutual, Emerson, UPS, Enterprise Rent A Car, Wells Fargo.
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Community Impact Focus Area: Financial Stability
Goal: Empowering families with the knowledge and tools to become financially stable
As the saying goes, "Sometimes, there's too much month left at the end of the money." And for far too many Central Texas, this is the reality: work hard, make a little money, pay for the bare minimums, then do it all again with the next paycheck.
The result? Almost half of us are living in poverty or teetering precariously on the brink of it. In fact, 40% of Central Texas families live below the Family Budget Estimator (FBE)---the real and basic costs of living in our region.
The United Way Strategy
When it comes to making families financially safe, we are focused on employment, housing, and financial management initiatives. By doing so, we hope to help families make more money and increase their assets.
| Maximize & Increase Income Strategies | Build Saving & Assets Strategies | |
| Employment | Workforce Development/Training Literacy/Adult Basic Education English As a Second Language | Higher Education Small Business Development |
| Housing | Transitional or Rental Housing Emergency Financial Assistance | Home Ownership |
| Financial Management | Earned Income Tax Credit Banking the Unbanked Access to public benefits Financial Education | Credit repair and debt reduction Matched savings products/IDAs |
Defining Success
We're committed to measuring the success of our efforts. If something works, we pursue it. If something doesn't, we change it or find a new approach. It's really that simple. And here are some examples of how we'll gauge our overall success…
- Significant increase in the number of individuals employed at wages above the "Family Budget Estimator"
- Greater percentage of individuals and families living in safe, affordable housing
- Larger percentage of individuals and families effectively managing their resources/incomes
- Increased number of institutions that provide services that support the financial needs of low-income and low-asset families
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Being Accountable
We believe we have a responsibility, both to our donors and to the community, to ensure that the dollars people entrust to us are invested in the most effective ways that will produce the greatest measurable impact on lives, enabling Central Texas to thrive, providing opportunities for a better life for all. Our investment strategy unites our network of funded partner agencies and collaborations under a set of shared goals, and ties our funding to the achievement of specific measurements, increasing our likelihood of driving substantial change in our region.
