Community Impact

Findlay/Hanock County’s Financial Opportunity Center

The Foundation donated 31 refurbished laptops to Habitat of Findlay/Hancock County’s Financial Opportunity Center. The Center builds good financial habits, and breaks down financial and career goals into practical, obtainable steps. Findlay/Hancock County became an official Habitat for Humanity International, Inc. affiliate on August 1, 1999.

Why this organization? The Center has increased its participants’ credit score by an average 35 points and helped increase their average monthly income by $726.09.

Feeding Westchester – located in Elmsford, NY their mission is to nourish their neighbors in the fight against hunger

Feeding Westchester

Located in the Bronx, NY their mission is to provide help & hope to their community by providing access to life’s essentials and offer support to help people achieve stability.

Part of the Solution

2,872,000

Meal

2,872,000

People Served

2,872,000

Community

West Haven Emergency Assistance Task Force or WHEAT

Their mission is to provide supplemental food to low-income residents in need.

Qualitas of Life Foundation

Provides bilingual financial education to individuals and their families, in order to foster their financial security and improve their standard of living.

Women’s Money Matters (formerly Budget Buddies)

Founded in 2010, it builds the financial wellness, confidence, and security of women and girls living on low-income women and girls through a unique program that combines instructional workshops and personal, one-to-one coaching.

Why WMW? It has served 1,084 women in Massachusetts, many in transitional homes. Why women? Because there is a financial literacy gap between men and women.

Wage Penalty

On average, mothers earn 4% less
for each child they have, while
fathers earn 6% more.

Pricing Gap

Women pay thousands of dollars more over a lifetime to purchase similar products marketed to men.

Pay Inequality

Income Gaps for Black and Hispanic/Latinx
Women