(Alliance E-News Service) —
Also, Ways to Work received a $70,000 grant from The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. These funds will help Alliance members Jewish Family & Career Services and Families First, both in Atlanta, open Ways to Work sites. The funds will be provided over two years, as long as matching grants are realized. Ways to Work is a national economic empowerment program that provides low-income, working families and individuals with small, short-term, low-interest loans that are mainly utilized to purchase used vehicles. The loan, coupled with other social services and intensive case management obtained through the Alliance member agency, including financial literacy services, often measurably improves quality of life for the Ways to Work client.
Through the efforts of Alliance member agencies, Ways to Work continues to be a clear difference-maker for families throughout the country. In 2009, the program increased its lending volume by more than 30 percent, to over $4.9 million, while decreasing the 24-month default rate by more than 20 percent.
To learn more about Ways to Work in general or how to launch a Ways to Work site at your organization, visit the program's website or contact Wendell Willis, vice president of operations, at 414-359-1040 ext. 6594.  |
