Financial Stability Centers

A place for families to build a path out of poverty

Our future prosperity depends on every family being able to create a better life for their children. United Way's Financial Stability Centers are working to end intergenerational poverty in Massachusetts' most economically struggling communities

Centers offer a connected continuum of financial education, opportunities, services and supports from a host of local agencies in an accessible, one-stop location. Based on a national model, Centers are designed to address the unique, identified needs of their own community and effectively leverage local resources. Each is run by a lead agency/United Way partner that actively engages the community -- residents, businesses, financial and educational institutions, government and other stakeholders -- in a strategy focused on creating family financial stability that empowers the success of the next generation.

Opened in 2009, the first United Way Financial Stability Center in Lynn has already empowered hundreds of struggling families. Based on this dramatic early success, a second Financial Stability Center will be opening in Lawrence in 2012.