IDA Program Helps Butler County Residents Purchase Assets Totaling More than One Million
When David & Kristina first learned about SELF's IDA program through Neighborhood Housing Services early last year, they thought it was too good to be true. They always dreamed of owning a home but thought it was an impossible dream with their combined credit card debt. In just 14 months, they completed the IDA's mandatory 14 hours of financial literacy training and asset specific training and saved $3,500 ($2,000 of which was matched by SELF) to purchase their dream home in Monroe.
David and Kristina are two of 27 graduates who purchased more than a million dollars in assets so far!
SELF's launched the IDA program in 2006. Since its birth, the program has taken off and helped Butler County residents learn how to better manage their finances, open a savings account and achieve their dreams of buying a home, going back to school or starting a small business.
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Group Workcamps and Volunteers Repair Dozens of Homes!
Group shot of GWC and local volunteers courtesy of the Hamilton JournalNews.  | By the end of the month, Group Workcamps campers and local volunteers will have repaired 34 homes in Hamilton's Second and Fourth Wards.
Nearly 100 volunteers from as far away as Ontario and Kansas City came to Hamilton through the Group Workcamps Foundation July 4- 10. Campers touched the lives of 17 homeowners by repairing porches, constructing wheel chair ramps, painting homes inside and out, and doing some light yard work.
More than 200 local volunteer groups have made repairs on 10 homes since the first week of July and will continue these efforts to repair 7 more homes. Repairs include interior and exterior painting, porch repair, concrete work and gardening.
For a full list of volunteers and partners, please visit SELF's website.
Also, be sure to check out SELF's Facebook page to view pictures from camp week and the rest of the month!
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Save the Date for SELF's Donor & Volunteer Appreciation Reception
 Please join us for SELF's Annual Donor & Volunteer Appreciation Reception to mingle with fellow donors and volunteers as well as hear stories from SELF clients who recently achieved their self-sufficiency goals!
The reception will take place on Wednesday, September 29 from 5- 7 p.m. at the Harry T. Wilkes Conference Center on the Miami University Hamilton campus (1610 University Blvd.)!
Light appetizers and beverages will be served. Please RSVP to Vanessa Jackson at (513) 920-5017.
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Funding Updates
SELF's education and employment program, called Project 2 Empower, recently received a grant from The Womens Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation to focus on its female clientele! This is the fourth year The Women's Fund has contributed to the program.
The Butler County United Way awarded SELF's Project 2 Empower and IDA programs with grants for 2011. The Bridges Out of Poverty Coalition, of which SELF is the fiscal agent, also received two grants for its Bridges Out of Poverty and Getting Ahead programs.
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