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OUR PURPOSE:
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To convene individuals and organizations with the desire to leverage their talent, resources, and passion to improve the prosperity of Florida’s families.
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OUR VISION:
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That ALL Floridians have equal opportunities to attain financial stability.
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OUR MISSION:
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To engage, through a statewide collaboration of organizations that are holistically focused, in providing life-enhancing services to Floridians.
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About Us |
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The movement began in large urban communities across Florida.
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City and county leaders recognized that despite their best efforts, almost 1 in 6 of their children went to bed hungry and thousands of their families worried about losing their homes if they missed even one paycheck.
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So community by community, organizations from all sectors – non-profit, business, government, education, and religion – united to change this grim picture. Coalitions dedicated to helping families put money directly into their pockets and purses began by reaching out to lower income families who qualified for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a tax credit available through the Internal Revenue Service since 1975. At its highest amount, EITC could mean an extra $5,600 to those who need it the most.
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As working families began to claim this tax refund, coalition volunteers added more free services – financial education to promote good spending and saving plans, opportunities to open a no-or-low-cost bank account, and matches for any amounts saved, dollar for dollar.
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Gradually, the Florida coalitions communicated, learning from one another and improving their processes based on other communities’ experiences. They began meeting, and finally, organizing into the Florida Prosperity Partnership (FPP), a collaboration that leverages the work done by each coalition into a single voice for educational outreach and policy improvements for Florida’s struggling families.
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Stay tuned as the Florida Prosperity Partnership members work hand in hand and drive the difference to more financially stable Florida families.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Janet Hamer, Chair
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
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Daniella Levine, Vice-Chair
Human Services Coalition
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Sandra Bernard-Bastien, Secretary
Children’s Services Council of Broward
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Ted Granger, Treasurer
President, United Way of Florida
Evan Goldman
Children Services Council of Broward County
George Owen
Regions Bank
Maureen Quinlan
United Way of Marion County
Mike Smith
TD Bank
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Amanda Clements United Way of the Big Bend Anika Coney Hillsborough County Dept. of HSS Dr. Michael Gutter University of Florida Dorothy Inman-Johnson Capital Area Community Action Agency Valerie Hendriex Jenkins Wells Fargo Iris Jones BB&T Bank Roger Mercado United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades Co. Katie Metz National Disability Institute Rosa Morgan Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Retired) Joan Nelson Heart of Florida United Way Kasha Owers United Way of Palm Beach County Felipe Pinzon Hispanic Unity of Florida Ron Sharpe United Way of Northwest Florida Ellen Stoffer United Way of Tampa Bay Barbara Travis Internal Revenue Service (Retired) Amber Tynan League of Southeastern Credit Unions Jeff Winkler Real$ense Prosperity Campaign
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