Utility Education Program
A recent graduate holds up her certificate of financial literacy.
Our Utility Education Program will serve nearly half of our community, teaching Bantus how to obtain and sustain basic city utility services, such as water, power, and heat. Recent budget cuts in Maine's social services programs have left many members of our community in crisis, with utilities shut off and no awareness of why or how to remedy the situation.
Families are struggling with higher than necessary costs of living due to high service fees. In addition, the city and providers are spending unnecessary resources servicing a community that doesn’t properly understand how to maintain these services.
Qualified financial educators will teach financial literacy skills, enabling families to budget for basic needs. These educators will also train leaders among the women in our community, so that they will be able to set up emergency interventions and education sessions.
The program will also provide assistance in interpretation and communication between families and service providers, cultivating a reciprocal cultural understanding of the unique needs and background of the Bantus.
Families are struggling with higher than necessary costs of living due to high service fees. In addition, the city and providers are spending unnecessary resources servicing a community that doesn’t properly understand how to maintain these services.
Qualified financial educators will teach financial literacy skills, enabling families to budget for basic needs. These educators will also train leaders among the women in our community, so that they will be able to set up emergency interventions and education sessions.
The program will also provide assistance in interpretation and communication between families and service providers, cultivating a reciprocal cultural understanding of the unique needs and background of the Bantus.
