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Empowering Dreams with a Matched Savings Program

May 23, 2024

Stability has always been a top priority for Akirah. Having moved more than 20 times before the age of 25, she was determined to provide...

Financial Empowerment

Citizens and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Provide Free Tax Prep

April 3, 2024

Citizens provides $30,000 grant and volunteer support to deliver free tax assistance for PA and NJ residents with household incomes under $64K Philadelphia (April 3,...

Financial Empowerment

Supporting Families Weathering Financial Emergencies

September 12, 2022

Emergency savings provide a critical buffer that allows families to weather financial emergencies that could otherwise be life-altering. Far too many individuals and families are...

Financial Empowerment

Tackling Poverty by Building Generational Wealth: An In-depth Look at the Lubert IDA Program

June 28, 2022

The Lubert Individual Development Account (IDA) program is one of the most important initiatives in our region. It seeks to help everyone in the UWGPSNJ...

Financial Empowerment

Invested Together: Helping Individuals Through Matched Savings

April 25, 2022

Low-income families face systemic barriers to building assets partly due to challenges with accessing capital, labor market segregation, and extractive practices and policies. This is...

Financial Empowerment

Philadelphia Inquirer: Philly’s first-time home buyers will get more help from the city when its grant program returns

April 18, 2022

Akirah Pressley’s three decades of life have been marked by instability. When she was 13, her mother died. A few years later, she was forced...