Supports to Encourage Low Income Families
Giving a "hand-up" to hard-working individuals on their path to self-sufficiency.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
SELF’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for Butler County residents by impacting the causes of poverty and empowering individuals to achieve, sustain and advocate self-sufficiency. In fulfilling its mission, SELF strives to perform the following roles at the highest standards of excellence: • To be an advocate for the needs of the community and the development of individual potential. • To be a facilitator in linking individual needs to the full network of services available. • To be a provider of quality services. • To be a trusted and respected partner with individuals and organizations in addressing the needs of the community.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Individual Development Account (IDA)
SELF launched Butler
County’s only Individual
Development Account (IDA) program in 2005 to help low-income individuals
develop positive attitudes toward money and help participants start saving by
“matching” a portion of their deposits. Participants
can save for one of three goals: first-time home-ownership, post-secondary
education or small business start-ubusiness
plan writing courses and educational counseling. Participants can then save for and achieve
home-ownership, post-secondary education, or capitalization of a small
business. The program has grown since
2005: twenty participants have cashed out, purchasing assets that total more
than $724,000.
Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
The purpose of Emergency HEAP program is to assist low-income households with elderly, small children and people with disabilities with their utility bills in order to provide heat in the winter. The maximum monetary amount of utility assistance varies by year and energy source. The Summer Crisis Cooling Program helps households with elderly and people with medical issues stay cool during the hottest summer months. SELF also helps Butler County residents certify or re-certify for Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) year-round for regulated utility providers, such as Duke Energy. PIPP is an extended payment arrangement with gas and electric companies that bases payments on a percentage of household income.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
SELF's mission is to enhance the quality of life for Butler County residents by impacting the causes of poverty and empowering individuals to achieve, sustain and advocate self-sufficiency.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
SELF's overall goals aim to help clients through the programs we offer: move beyond crisis situations toward improved financial stability and general well-being; retain the attitudes and skills necessary for sustained employment and self-sufficiency; and build and maintain assets to break the cycle of poverty.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
In 2017, SELF served nearly 6,000 Butler County families, many through programs designed to help low-income people find a path that allows them to lead themselves out of poverty. SELF currently offers numerous programs and services to help low-income individuals become self-sufficient.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
SELF has a number of goals it wishes to explore. The biggest goal is to identify the effects of parent/student resource development toward meeting their self-sufficiency goals and assess the effects of the programs in strengthening the entire family unit.
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Operations
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Supports to Encourage Low Income Families
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Bill Woeste
Lori Elliott
Tim Abbott
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Kevin Kurpieski
Butler Co. Dept. of Job & Family Services
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Fairfield City Council
Robert Brown
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Steve Dana
Oxford City Council
Nancy Harris
Getting Ahead Graduate
Tina Jones
Hamilton Community Council
Tal Moon
Middletown City Council
Judge Kathleen Romans
Butler County Juvenile Court
David Maupin
US Bank
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LCNB National Bank
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Israel Baptist Church