The Prosperity Center: Pathways to Financial Stability
The Prosperity Center improves lives by creating a one-stop resource for community members to improve financial knowledge, skills, and stability. It is a partnership amoung United Way of Frederick County, the Housing Authority of the City of Frederick, and the Frederick Coalition for Financial Success.
Our Mission
The Prosperity Center improves lives by creating a one-stop resource for community members to improve their financial knowledge, skills, and stability.
United Way of Frederick County strives to be a model of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our Board of Directors, staff, volunteers, and programs proudly reflect the Frederick County community, its many faces, cultures, and walks of life without regard to gender, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.
Our Vision
Using the collective impact model, the Prosperity Center is working to develop a holistic, integrated approach to improving the financial security of Frederick County residents. We function as a one-stop hub to allow community members access to a wide range of services, including income supports, employment and education services, financial education, asset building services, and more.
Our Goals:
Learning
Through opportunities such as financial literacy courses, individuals are empowered to make informed financial decisions based on what they’ve learned.
Saving
After learning how to budget, manage credit, and pay off debt, families and individuals then have the opportunity to make positive changes in their behavior. Saving money is a future-oriented action - it not only reduces the negative impact an unexpected emergency can have on a family, but also gives families to more choices for the future, like buying a home or attending college.
Thriving
In order to create long-lasting and community-wide changes, low-income individuals and families require the help and support of local agencies, social workers and volunteers. We’re bringing together the entire community to set up a financial environment where all families can thrive.
