SparkPoint

How SPARKPOINT® cuts poverty THE Sanchez FAMILY When Elena Sanchez and her two children, a low-income family, face financial troubles they can.. BOUNCE FROM ONE SERVICE OFFICE TO ANOTHER IN A confusing AND time consuming SYSTEM Social Credit Services Counseling ?- Career Coaching Financial Tax Planning Housing Agency Preparation OR THEY CAN VISIT A SparkPoint Center United Way of the Bay Area created SparkPoint Centers to help families achieve financial stability, breaking the cycle of poverty * SPARK * POINT There are 10 SparkPoint Centers throughout the Bay Area, serving 11,000* clients since 2009, each offering services tailored to their community The Sanchez family visits their SparkPoint Center SparkPoint Coaches help create step-by-step financial plans. They empower and encourage clients to Elena is connected to a personal financial coach act on their own behalf to achieve their goals Resources include job training, debt and credit management, and savings planning. Close to 70% of clients become more financially stable 3. Elena makes steps towards long-term financial stability WHY THIS WORKS SparkPoint is a strategic poverty-cutting initiative SPARKPOINT GOALS FOR EVERY CLIENT: A livable Credit score of Three months Debt less than income 650 or above of savings 40% of income SparkPoint helps clients set personal financial goals, and provides the paths to achieve these goals, breaking the cycle of poverty OUR TARGET CONNECTIONS POVERTY SparkPoint Centers help families achieve long-term financial stability through one- on-one coaching to help clients improve credit, increase income and build assets By choosing SparkPoint, the Sanchez family can connect to other United Way services such as free tax preparation and help finding a job HOW WILL you CUT POVERTY? GIVE ADVOCATE VOLUNTEER Share this infographic on Facebook or Twitter using Donate to United Way's Volunteer to help cut poverty! Visit uwba.org/volunteer poverty-cutting programs at uwba.org #cutpoverty2020 United Way For more information: www.sparkpointcenters.org www.uwba.org SPARKPOINT TM United Way of the Bay Area