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Goal Achievement Program (GAP): The GAP program provides short-term, decreasing level rent payment assistance to those who are or are at risk of becoming homeless. Even more important, budgeting assistance and financial counseling offer recipients the tools to prevent future homelessness. Assistance is provided only to those who, through application and interview with Open Hearth, are determined to possess the ability to be independent within a period of 12 to 18 months. |
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Changing the Way People Think About Money |
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Financial Insight and Resource Management (FIRM): FIRM provides extensive budgeting support, financial/credit counseling, long range planning, social service referrals, and advocacy. |
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Family Savings Partner Program (FSP): This program is designed to build saving habits for income eligible individuals by offering a match over a 12 to 24 month period. The savings and the match money must be used for an approved use, which currently includes: Home Purchase, Home Repair, Car Purchase, Starting a Business, and Education for them or their children. To date, Savers earning less than 80% of the Median Income Guidelines have purchased assets totaling over $3.2 million in value. |
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Changing Means of Transportation |
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JumpStart accepts the donation of reliable vehicles, providing tax deductible receipts to the donors, and transfers the inspected and/or repaired auto to an income eligible family or individual that needs transportation for employment or medical care. The total cost of the vehicle to the recipient is the title transfer fee, plus a maximum of $500 in actual repair expense to insure reliability. |
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