Start Small Think Big is a non-profit organization bringing high-quality financial development services and civil legal assistance to the South Bronx.
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ABOUT THE (REAL) FINANCIAL CRISIS
In the South Bronx, more than 80 percent of families have $0 (or less) at the end of each month. These households live paycheck to paycheck, with basically no capacity to save, get out of debt, or plan for the future. We're working to change that. Join us and learn how you can help.
OUR PROGRESS SO FAR
WHY WE'RE DIFFERENT
We utilize a positive, person-centered and holistic approach to financial development:
Being positive places the emphasis on what people have, can do or hope for; rather than seeing people and places in terms of their problems, deficiencies or what they lack.
Being person-centered recognizes the importance of social and personal relationships and people’s own perceptions, including the way these are shaped by culture, values and meaning. It means getting to know our clients and brainstorming with them about problem solving.
Being holistic means offering comprehensive and effective solutions to the social service, psychological, and human needs that our clients have, and giving a rounded understanding of quality of life that sets conventional material indicators in the context of other things that matter to people.
Our Impact = Our clients think bigger and more long-term, and direct their own path toward a future of increased assets, reduced vulnerability to financial shocks, and improved overall economic security.