Did you know that as many as one-third of working Americans do not earn enough money to meet their basic needs or that over 36,000 families in the Mohawk Valley live at or below the poverty level? These individuals are walking a financial tightrope - they are barely able to get by, with no ability to save for college, a home or for retirement.
Some other startling facts:
- Today, 1 of 3 families use credit cards to cover their basic needs including rent, utilities and food.
- From 1989-2001, credit card debt in America nearly tripled and bankruptcies jumped nearly 125%.
- Generation X-ers are the first generation to fair worse than their parents' generation.
With your help, United Way of the Valley & Greater Utica Area is working to help these families become more economically self-sufficient and financially independent.
UNITED WAY AND RCIL INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP BRINGS OVER $2.6 MILLION IN EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT TO MOHAWK VALLEY
To date, United Way, in partnership with the Resource Center for Independent Living's (RCIL) Mohawk Valley Asset-Building Coalition has brought over $2.6 million into the Mohawk Valley community through Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) refunds and waived preparation fees. READ MORE
CHAIR
Alice Savino
Workforce Development
COMMITTEE
Mark Barbano
New York Department of Labor
Chip Bassett
Herkimer-Oneida Counties Comprehensive Planning Program
Delores Caruso
Office of the New York State Governor
Patrick Costello
Central New York Labor Council
Dr. Burt Danovitz
Resource Center for Independent Living
Roy Duhart
Verizon Communications
Erwin Fuller
Herkimer County
Deborah Hagenbuch
Central New York Labor Agency
Daniel LaBella
City of Utica
Terry Leonard
Catholic Charities of Herkimer County
Valerie Sitler
Fiber Instrument Sales
Lucille Soldato
Onedia County
James Wallace
Herkimer County
