To address the widening opportunity gaps within our community, UWM invests to improve the financial stability of individuals and families. 

Goals:

1. Help 3,500 individuals increase their earning potential through access to job skill development and post-secondary education.

2. Connect 2,500 individuals to full-time living wage employment opportunities.

3. Increase financial understanding and skills for asset development for 7,000 individuals.

• Increase level of education and/or attainment of marketable skill (e.g. employment preparedness, GED, technical certification, higher education).
• Provide formal connection/pathways to post-secondary education and training.
• Connect workforce development programming to Labor Market Information (e.g. part-time to full-time, level of job, type of job).
• Leverage formal partnerships with businesses and business sectors; for employment and housing (e.g. property management, landlords).
• Focus programming on Opportunity Youth population.
• Target job retention and/or upskilling services.
• Support consumer with repairing credit and increasing credit score.
• Increase access to and utilization of traditional banking services.
• Assist consumer with accessing public and private programs to increase assets (e.g. EITC).
• Grow awareness and knowledge about asset building and asset protection.
• Teach techniques of budget creation and management.
• Improve housing retention through foreclosure prevention and financial education.
• Increase awareness and access to free legal services that protect individuals’ assets (e.g. disability benefits, loss mitigation, clear titles, small business service wills).