INCOME

The mission of our Income Initiative is to remove critical barriers for families undergoing difficult times. Our vision is to increase the number of stable families in the Lakes Region and in doing so, increase the strength and vitality of our community. Our core value is that every family that stays together makes us a stronger community, and every family that breaks apart weakens the community. In identifying the attributes of our initiative, we established the following focus areas for Income: Access to affordable housing and shelter, Access to affordable healthcare, and Access to affordable family counseling. We have developed multiple partnerships in the Lakes Region around these issues, and the list below shows those partnerships and our three year commitment to their efforts:

Affordable Housing & Shelter		Affordable Healthcare		Affordable Family Counseling
Laconia Area Community Land Trust $175,860		Health First Family Care Center $29,700		Brian's House in the Village $66,000
The Carey House $120,000		Tamworth Community Nurse Association $22,500		Child and Family Services of NH $54,000
New Beginnings: A Women's Crisis Center $60,000		Plymouth Regional Clinic $26,040		Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Program $15,000
Bridge House Homeless Shelter $30,900

In an effort to break the cycle of families in crisis, we have embarked on a Financial Stability Partnership that moves beyond client services and addresses the issue in a systemic way. The FSP will help hard working families and individuals become financially stable and take the next steps to long-term independence. We will achieve the desired results by removing barriers to the financial mainstream, financial education, private and public benefits and workforce development. Lakes Region United Way anticipates investing between $40-100,000 over the next three years in this important work.