THE
Sanchez FAMILY
When Elena Sanchez and her two children, a low-income family,
face f inancial troubles they can...
BOUNCE FROM ONE SERVICE OFFICE TO ANOTHER
IN A confusing AND time consuming SYSTEM
Social
Services
Credit
Counseling
Career Coaching
Financial
Planning
Tax
Preparation
Housing
Agency
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
There are 10 SparkPoint Centers
throughout the Bay Area, serving 11,000+
clients since 2009, each offering services
tailored to their community
1 The Sanchez family visits
their SparkPoint Center
2
SparkPoint Coaches help create
step-by-step financial plans. They
empower and encourage clients to
act on their own behalf to achieve
their goals
Elena is connected to a
personal financial coach
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
SparkPoint is a strategic
poverty-cutting initiative
SPARKPOINT GOALS FOR EVERY CLIENT:
A livable
income
Credit score of
650 or above
Three months
of savings
Debt less than
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
SparkPoint Centers help families achieve
long-term financial stability through oneon-one coaching to help clients improve
credit, increase income and build assets
HOW WILL
Donate to United Way’s
poverty-cutting programs
at uwba.org
For more information:
www.sparkpointcenters.org
www.uwba.org
By choosing SparkPoint, the Sanchez
family can connect to other United Way
services such as free tax preparation
and help finding a job
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