At New Economics for Women, we define ourselves as “social entrepreneurs.” Like business entrepreneurs we are innovative, opportunity-oriented, resourceful, value-creating change agents.
But what makes social entrepreneurs different from business entrepreneurs is that we have an explicit mission in mind -- to reduce poverty by creating wealth opportunities for families. We measure our success based on what improvements families experience in their quality of life indicated by increased wealth, education and health as a result of being touched by NEW.
Whole Family Transformation
NEW's asset building model is focused on the whole family. Learn more about NEW's Whole Family Transformation approach and how NEW's programs help families get out of poverty.
Our Families’ Success
NEW moves families from poverty to prosperity. Our success stories provide just a small glimpse of our families' willingness to work hard, their perseverance and their hope.
NEW’s Contributions to Public Policy
We also strive to share what we learn from our work by helping to shape public policy affecting low-income immigrant families. Our work in the policy arena is focused on giving families the knowledge and tools to accumulate, protect and grow their financial assets so they can gain control over their economic future.
Resources
We partner with numerous educational, policy and service organizations and are happy to provide links to and downloads of their reports as resources to the community.
NEW’s Impact
Each year, our impact is measured by the ways we improve the lives of the people we touch and help make their dreams come true. If you believe in this vision, help us help our families.NEW’s programs touch more than 10,000 individuals every year. The following represent some of the ways clients benefit. Read more about how lives are changed.
Helping Families Become and Stay Homeowners
From 2010 through April 2012, NEW helped 151 families become homeowners, generating more than $38 million in assets. NEW also facilitated more than $4.3 million in down payment assistance for these new homeowners. NEW has purchased and renovated 43 foreclosed homes to date, significantly improving neighborhoods, creating jobs and improving property values. NEW also certified 2,862 prospective homebuyers in its 8-hour homebuyer workshops while providing foreclosure counseling to 423 families and achieving loan modifications for 54 distressed homeowners. Learn more about the NEW Homeownership program and its foreclosure counseling services.
Helping Families Be Safe and Healthy
In addition to providing safe and affordable housing for more than 600 families, in the 2010-11 fiscal year, NEW conducted more than 122 child passenger safety workshops, educating more than 4,400 parents on keeping safe on the road. Similarly, NEW conducted 56 nutrition classes and nearly 300 adult and youth participants improved their diets and met their exercise goals. Learn more about the NEW Health program.
In addition to providing safe and affordable housing for more than 600 families, in the 2010-11 fiscal year, NEW conducted more than 122 child passenger safety workshops, educating more than 4,400 parents on keeping safe on the road. Similarly, NEW conducted 56 nutrition classes and nearly 300 adult and youth participants improved their diets and met their exercise goals. Learn more about the NEW Health program.
Helping Children Succeed in School
During the 2010-11 academic year, NEW helped 91 school-aged children with intensive academic support/tutoring through the NEW Learning Centers. Students improved their grades an average of 17 percent.
During the 2010-11 academic year, NEW helped 91 school-aged children with intensive academic support/tutoring through the NEW Learning Centers. Students improved their grades an average of 17 percent.
Helping Families Grow Their Incomes
Despite significant budget cuts from the City of Los Angeles, NEW was able to serve more than 850 individuals in the South San Fernando Valley service area in the last quarter, of which 37 increased their incomes by an average of almost $4,000 a person. During the same period, NEW served 1,053 individuals in the Canoga Park service area, of which 32 increased their incomes by an average of $6,400 a person. Learn more about NEW's Family Source Centers.
Despite significant budget cuts from the City of Los Angeles, NEW was able to serve more than 850 individuals in the South San Fernando Valley service area in the last quarter, of which 37 increased their incomes by an average of almost $4,000 a person. During the same period, NEW served 1,053 individuals in the Canoga Park service area, of which 32 increased their incomes by an average of $6,400 a person. Learn more about NEW's Family Source Centers.
