Community Impact: Income 

Families cannot achieve financial stability unless they have enough income to pay for today’s necessities and save for the future. Prolonged poverty leads health concerns, to disruptions in housing, and family problems.

In Passaic County:

• The unemployment rate in 2009 in our county is 11% (as of July, 2009),

• 23% of children live in poverty,

• 3,596 homes are in foreclosure (as of July, 2009),

• And more than 2,000 lower income families did not claim their federal Earned Income Tax Credit, forfeiting approximately $2,000 in household income

Please click here to read more about the challenges families throughout Passaic County face.

Our goal isto increase the number of families who are able to meet their basic needs and increase their financial stability.

Learn more about our initiatives to increase financial stability for families in Passaic County:

• Emergency Food & Shelter Program

• Military Family Assistance

• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance