Who Do We Help?
People like Beatrice*, 55, who is raising her three-year-old grandson in Boston. Beatrice earns $7,000 annually in her part-time jobs at fast food restaurants, placing her at 43 percent of the federal poverty level.
Two years ago, she paid $400 for private tax preparation, an amount representing 17 percent of her tax credit and 6 percent of her annual earned income. During StreetCred’s 2016 pilot, we returned 100 percent of her $2,400 credit — money she used to buy previously unaffordable items for her grandson, such as toiletries, fresh produce, winter blankets, and a nightlight.
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"I wish other clinics offered this support to families because sometimes you never know what a family is going through and whether they are struggling to survive. With the StreetCred program I got a job here, I learned how to manage my finances better in my family, and was able to move out of homelessness to secure an apartment. We are deeply grateful for Streetcred’s services’ positive impact on our lives. It saved my family.”
Impact beyond Medical Care
BMC’s financial programs help generations of families thrive. Hear from Kerly, a StreetCred client, about how BMC has helped her family from her birth to the birth of her own child: