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RESILIENCY CENTER
The Resiliency Center grew rapidly account, has an appointment
in 2023 both in terms of welcoming to open a credit builder loan
new staff members and expanding and received a matched savings
programming offered to the incentive. She obtained rental
community. From an idea in 2019, assistance to catc up on past
the Resiliency Center has grown to due rent after a period of
a staff of nine who connect with unemployment and was also
clients daily to complete SNAP connected with wellness support to
and RAFT applications, provide cope with past trauma. Due to her
financial empowerment coaching, new phlebotomy certification, she
and provide referrals to community qualified for a pay increase of $4.50
resources. more per hour, bringing her salary
up to a wage that will support her
As an example of the Resiliency
and her daughter going forward.
Center’s impact, one client GROWING OUR IMPACT
As a participant in the agency’s
worked with a WCAC Financial
Guaranteed Basic Income pilot
Empowerment coach to obtain flex
program, she will receive additional
funding to apply for her national
support and coaching for the next
certification in phlebotomy. Since
year as she works towards her
then, she has obtained full-time
household’s goals.
employment, opened a savings
THE VITA PROGRAM
27 VOLUNTEERS
GENERATED MORE THAN
PREPARED INCOME TAX
$1,403,000 IN TAX
RETURNS FOR 901 LOW-INCOME
RETURNS
HOUSEHOLDS
THE AVERAGE CLIENT RETURN 26 INDIVIDUALS
WAS $1,864
ENROLLED IN A NEW
GUARANTEED BASIC
INCOME PILOT
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