Income
| INCOME Promoting Financial Stability and Financial Independence Target Issue: Increasing income Intended result: Lower-income working individuals and families increase their income Target Issue: Building savings Intended result: Lower-income working individuals and families have savings or checking accounts and money saved for emergencies Target Issue: Gaining and sustaining assets Intended result: Lower-income working individuals and families build appreciating assets |
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United Way of McLean County is focused on advancing the common good by creating opportunities for a better life for all. Education, income and health are the building blocks for a good life. Education is essential to getting and keeping a job with a livable wage and health benefits. An income adequate to pay for today's necessities and save for the future provides individuals and families some sense of financial stability. Access to quality health care keeps children on track in school and adults productive at work. Remove any one of these building blocks and the other two topple. We are in the process of identifying the critical issues in our community that must be addressed to achieve our goal of promoting financial stability and financial independence. Currently, a group of volunteers, including representatives from business, government, faith groups, education and labor, are developing a plan to address these issues. They will then invite the entire community to join together to ensure that lower-income individuals and families in McLean County have the opportunity to achieve financial stability and financial independence. We will post updates on our progress as they become available, so please check back often. |