Financial Self-Reliance’s 2009 Accomplishments

  • 42 people completed the Build Your Own Business course.
  • 16 new businesses were started.
  • 5 microloans totaling $11,500 were made to microbusinesses.
  • Nearly 100 business consulting sessions were conducted.
  • 30 families received pre-purchase homeownership assistance, 45 attended first-time homebuyers workshops and 9 purchased homes.
  • 204 homeowners received foreclosure counseling and assistance.
  • 75 homeowners resolved foreclosure through loan modifications, repayment plans, forbearance, pre-foreclosure sale or by bringing the mortgage current.
  • Isles E4 was created to provide weatherization and insulation services to low-income homeowners.