Success Stories

When Ricardo almost failed the 6th grade, it broke his father's heart to see him struggling. With EARN's help, they both saved their money for a math tutor. Now Ricardo is running for 8th grade class president.

VIDEO: JULIA TELLS HER STORY

After years of drug addiction, La Tanya got clean and sober for her children. She struggled to build a better future, but when her husband got laid off, they almost lost everything. "EARN saved us," she says. “EARN taught us to make the most of our money.” Today, La Tanya is a business owner and homeowner, and her son is in college.

Helena grew up in a group home for foster kids, dreaming of a home of her own. Now she's a mom -- and a foster mom, too. One day she found an eviction notice on the door. The landlord had lost the house. "I was so afraid we'd be homeless. But EARN gave me hope again," she says. With EARN's help, she purchased the home she always dreamed of.

“I was trying to support my family on $10 an hour. We had to move into a homeless shelter. I knew education was the key to a better future, so I worked hard to put myself through college, and send my daughter Yvonne to a good school. We both saved with EARN for the tutoring Yvonne needed. Now she’s in college, and I'm running a successful business.”

Jamie's family had been living in a rental -- until the owner died, and the new owner didn't want to rent it out anymore. Jamie took that bad news and turned it into one of the biggest achievements of her life: becoming the first homeowner in her family.

As a child Julian was creative and passionate, but with no role models to guide him he got into trouble. With EARN's help, Julian was able to funnel his creative energy into his own clothing company, and now he's a role model to young people.