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Mission: Support the Enlisted Project's mission is to provide emergency financial and transition assistance grants to active duty and recently discharged enlisted military and their families. Support The Enlisted Project (STEP) provides emergency assistance from our headquarters in San Diego to eligible active duty service members, those whom have been honorably discharged for 18 months or less, and their families residing in the Southern California counties of San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial. STEP also offers a range of complimentary family support programs that boost morale and provide military families with unique opportunities to bond and receive valuable products and services. Whenever STEP cannot meet a verified need, case managers serve as a personal liaison between the families and other community organizations that can provide assistance. These partnerships prevent duplicated efforts and ensure that military and veteran families always have a strong support system and the resources available to satisfy their needs.
Results: . From 2012-2016, STEP was able to assist more than 2,931 military members and dependents in various ways such as the following: • 727 Food assists for struggling families • 292 Utility assists in the face of termination • 265 Rent assists in the face of eviction • 240 Auto payments in the face of repossession • 112 Critical auto-repairs to primary family vehicles • 15 Critical baby needs (car seats, etc.), auto insurance, bereavement leave, medical emergencies (not covered by insurance). Responded to 2,931 applications for counseling services in the face of financial crisis with a 93% success rate.
Target demographics: low-income military and veteran families (E1-E6)
Direct beneficiaries per year: 1400 service members, veterans and family dependents.
Geographic areas served: Southern California
Programs: one-on-one financial counseling, emergency financial assistance, financial literacy programs and morale support programs that reduces stress and alleviates troubling financial burdens.
This is a tremendous organization that truly cares about the struggle that military families face on a daily basis. They help families with financial assistance through emergency situations and then offer financial planning seminars that helps the families be better prepared for the next crisis.
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