"With the help of EARN, she started a matched savings account for a down payment on a home. She also got financial advice... Now that she's got her house, Edwards says she can focus on other things, such as finishing her college education."
Making It In The U.S.: More Than Just Hard Work, 2 of 2 part report
September 15, 2011
NPR Morning Edition explores the nation’s growing racial wealth gap -- now 20 to 1 for white vs. black families -- through two contrasting stories. EARN Saver Dametra Williams, an African-American single mother, was once homeless with her daughter. Stephanie Upp is a white mother of two (and is EARN’s former Vice President).