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Saved income pathways
are designed to help low income individuals and families reduce
their income expenditures on major and minor costs. These
costs can include expenses such as housing, transportation,
childcare, and financial services.
The purpose of the Peer Learning Group for
Saved Income Pathways to Sustainable Incomes is to explore
different strategies for creating meaningful cost-savings
for low income residents and to see how they can be used effectively
in different communities participating in the Vibrant Communities
initiative.
Objectives
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Explore community-based strategies
(including real case studies) to create cost-savings for
low income residents.
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Identify the opportunities and challenges
in unfolding these strategies in communities.
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Challenge each other to identify which
of these strategies, if any, are being pursued locally
and how the local collaborations linked to Vibrant Communities
can strengthen a ‘systems’ reform approach
in their work.
| Share
the Warmth – Share the Warmth is a
non-profit charity that purchases heat, energy and water
for low incomes individuals and families. Their website
provides a great overview of what they do and how they
run their program. |
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to view |
| Victoria
Car Share Co-operative - This is a link to
the home page for the Victoria Car Share Co-operation.
It’s a good example of a community cost savings
program that reduces the cost of transportation. |
Click
to view |
| The
High Cost of Being Poor - This report by
The Annie E. Casey Foundation describes the obstacles
that low-income residents face in their attempt to achieve
economic security and highlights different ways for overcoming
these barriers. |
Click
to view |
Family
Economic Success in Action - This link describes
how a financial center was created in Southwest Baltimore
to give local residents access to banking services.
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Click
to view |
| Agenda for the May 11, 2004,
Peer Learning Call #1 |
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| Minutes from the May 11, 2004,
Peer Learning Call #1 |
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Objectives
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Review what each peer learning group
has found regarding whether these strategies are being
used in their community, how they might be strengthened
and/or initiated, and what (if anything) each VC linked
collaboration has decided to do to strengthen or initiate
these strategies (a summary will be prepared and shared
in advance).
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Identify and discuss the common opportunities
and barriers communities have identified (or experienced)
in unfolding these strategies.
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Identify additional research tools
or resources local collaborations have used to move forward
with their understanding of different strategies that
others could use in their work.
| Agenda for the July 6, 2004,
Peer Learning Call #2 |
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| Minutes from the July 6, 2004,
Peer Learning Call # |
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Objectives
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Identify and discuss the progress,
results and lessons learned by communities in their efforts
to create cost-savings for low income residents.
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Identify additional research tools
or resources local collaborations have used to move forward
with their understanding of different strategies that
others could use in their work.
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Determine if there is interest in
continuing a peer-learning group on this theme.
| Agenda for the October 5, 2004,
Peer Learning Call #3 |
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