Family Service Association - Community Development

3073 English Creek Ave
Suite 3
Egg Harbor Township , NJ 08234
Phone Number:  (609) 569-0239
Secondary Phone Number:  

Hours:  Call for information.

Provides services that help low-income families become more self-sufficient.
Provides services that help low-income families maintain a stable home environment and become more self-sufficient. Programs include:
Ways to Work Family Loan Program - provides low interest loans to low income families who need help with employment, continuing education or transportation in order to maintain the family's economic stability. Installment loans range from $500 to $4,000. Loans can be used for the following purposes: car purchase, car repair, car registration, car insurance, child care, job related tools or uniforms, housing costs, medical care and household expenses.

Individual Development Account (IDA) Program - helps low-income people become economically self-sufficient. The program provides a structure of incentives and supports for working families of limited means which enable them to increase their economic self-sufficiency through economic literacy training and asset accumulation for one or more "qualified expenses". IDA savings accounts may be opened for the following purposes:
home ownership, small business development, education and training to improve employment prospects, automobile purchases for the purpose of of maintaining employability, IRA retirement accounts

Kinship Care Services - helps families who have taken on the responsibility of caring for their relatives children maintain a safe and stable home environment by providing assistance funds to purchase needed goods or services.

Fees:  None

Eligibility:  Call for details.

Languages:  English

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