Thursday, March 28, 2013

A Win-Win Situation for Employer and Employee

David, an army veteran who served as a fire control equipment specialist in the 1980's was laid off, had exhausted his unemployment benefits and feared losing his home. He had never used his VA benefits before, but he visited the Scioto County One Stop, run by the Community Action Organization of Scioto County for possible assistance with veterans services.

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Single Mom Goes Back to School and Buys a Home with the Help of Community Action

When Betty Jo first came to Supports to Encourage Low-income Families (SELF), the designated Community Action Agency for Butler County, she was a struggling single mother who was working full-time. She had been taken advantage of by others and she seriously doubted her ability to succeed.