Breaking the cycle of poverty in families is difficult—but it can be done, with your help. The Family Opportunity Fund supports programs to improve the education, financial stability and overall health of the whole family, providing pathways for their success and long-term stability. With your gift, you are giving families the tools they need to secure their own futures.
Make a GiftPoverty is a stubborn problem - it can trap a family for generations. Thousands of low-income families are finding that the adults and children are facing many hardships together, at the same time, under one roof. Nearly 40% of Central Indiana families are living in or near poverty.
Working families are often forced to make choices that compromise their health and safety to make ends meet, putting both the families and the wider community at risk of long-term societal and economic repercussions.
The Family Opportunity Fund aims to interrupt the cycle of poverty by serving the entire family’s needs in education, financial stability and mental, physical and emotional health. Your gift provides the essential resources for families to break the cycle of poverty, turning past generations of struggle into future generations of success.
When adults in low-income households face hardships, so do the children living under the same roof. In order to tackle poverty at its core, we must address the needs of every person in a struggling family. That’s why the Family Opportunity Fund aims to focus on multiple generations within a family unit through the following areas: