Family Service Agency of San Mateo County
San Mateo, CA
Laurie Wishard,
President
"Because of our affiliation with Ways to Work, our agency has become a strong voice and partner with local county government on welfare-to-work issues."
Family Services of Greater Houston
Houston, TX
Josh Reynolds, Vice President of Emerging Programs & Quality Improvement
“Intuitively, Ways to Work puts Family Services in front of new funders that we haven’t been able to access in the past; it is a new way for us to get in the door. We can now partner with businesses such as credit unions, car dealers, and bankers that we haven’t worked with before. They understand this model and can provide expertise, business connections, and some of the capital necessary to run the program. We think these new, business-oriented stakeholders will look at their support as an investment in the program and in Family Services.” ... Alliance for Children and Families Magazine, Fall, 2008.
Metropolitan Family Service
Portland, OR
Shana Sturtz, Ways to Work Program Coordinator
[The Ways to Work model] “allows me to conduct the entire loan process from start to finish. I work with the client preparing their loan application, figuring out a feasible budget, address issues on their credit report, and finally determine what they may be able to afford in a loan payment. The support from the national office helps my efforts to efficiently and effectively get loan documents signed and funds disbursed.” ... Alliance for Children and Families Magazine, Fall, 2008.
Family Alliance
Lynchburg, VA
Tom Prest, CEO
"The Ways to Work lending model has strengthened our relationships on both a national and local level. Our local partners like the fact that Ways to Work has committed resources to lend to our borrowers. This strengthens the whole effort and will lead to sustainability of the programs and long-term support from the local community." ... Alliance for Children and Families Magazine, Fall, 2008.
Family Service of Greater Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA
Rene Taylor, Executive Director
“The greatest benefit of the Ways to Work program at Family Service of Greater Baton Rouge has been the high volume of low-income families this program serves. The Ways to Work program has eliminated transportation barriers for these families and put them on the path to self-sufficiency. Most rewarding, however, is to see clients who have successfully paid their loan on time and in full return to purchase another vehicle. This is an indication that the program really works.” ... Alliance for Children and Families Magazine, Fall, 2008.
Alliance for Children and Families
Milwaukee, WI
Peter Goldberg, CEO of Ways to Work and President and CEO of the Alliance
"Ultimately, the most powerful thing about Ways to Work is that the program is constructed in such a way as to cause and sustain long lasting meaningful change at the family unit level.”
“We ask a lot of the borrowers up front and during the relationship. They receive a high level of expert support from Alliance member agencies, but the responsibility lies with them to cause the change in their family. A car helps them do that and a counselor helps them do that, but ultimately they are doing it while in the program and continuing after exiting the program." ... Alliance for Children and Families Magazine, Fall, 2008.
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