Prosperityme

Financial literacy: prosperityme provided courses in basic money management, womens economic empowerment, financial coaching and counseling services. In 2024 prosperityme served 365 students through financial education classes, women's economic empowerment programming, how to be a successful tenant and 38 clients through individual sessions.

The home energy assistance program: the home energy assistance program (heap) is a program that provides a fixed amount of funding to maine each year from the federal government. The home energy assistance program (heap) helps qualified homeowners and renters pay for heating costs. Benefits include help paying for fuel and emergency fuel delivery. You can also qualify for energy-related repairs if you are eligible for heap. Prosperityme staff assisted 283 families with heap in 2024.

The peer workforce navigator project is a coalition of community-based organizations that help people make connections with education and training, apprenticeships, unemployment insurance, healthcare, public benefits, and things they need to get and keep a good job. Prosperityme served over 1,100 individuals with this program. The scholarship for asylum seeker program: the scholarship program is an education resource that helps asylum-seekers obtain an associate degree at a community college for two years or vocation certificate. Awardees are matched with professional mentors to help them build a network and find a job. Prosperityme awarded scholarships to 15 students in 2024. Individual development accounts: the ida program is a multifaceted financial education and matched savings program aimed at supporting low and moderate income immigrant households in their journey to financial stability. The program provides 1:1 support and matched savings for individuals and households who are pursuing post-secondary education and the startup of a small business. In 2024 the program enrolled 11 savers; 8 with a goal to start or grow a new business, and 3 who are pursuing higher education.