I’d like to share some news that shows the power of our neighbors to make huge strides in 2020 and made 2020 their best year yet.

A big part of CSL's work is a connection to resources for local families, and we're sharing this information in the hopes that it will be helpful for many families.

The addition of a loan product to support improved housing situations provides a supply of assistance that can be replenished as borrowers make their payments.

For far too long, in our collective anti-poverty work, we have ignored the power of building wealth and assets for poverty families to have economic mobility. It is time that this work around wealth- and asset-building become the norm, and not the exception.

After we were awarded the opportunity to expand our work, we became aware of 10 Veterans at risk of losing their housing in the Kansas City area. The timing was perfect for us to intercede and bring these Veterans under our new contract.

Thanks to your support, CSL has opened its 11th location inside of Hawthorne Place Apartments in Independence. This location takes a focused approach to helping families build assets and wealth, thanks to unique partnerships.

This is how our entire communities MUST – and DID – come together to make meaningful and lasting change in one family’s life.

Staff worked long and hard to get the house move-in ready with all of the essentials so that it was not just a house - it was a place Samuel, Bessie, and their children could call “HOME”. On November 2, 2016, the family moved in and now has a place to lay their heads at night and make everlasting memories.

Most families that we are helping have been chronically homeless, and have very few personal possessions. We expect to house all these families before Christmas, but we need your gently-used household items.

Jane has been a CSL client for nearly four years. She and her family are well on their way to experiencing long-lasting change and achieving their dreams!