BRANCHES INC
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Mission Statement
The mission of Branches, Inc. is “to serve, educate and inspire people through student, family and financial stability services in partnership with our communities.” Branches provides life-changing opportunities to hard working families and their children to help them break the cycle of generational poverty. Our programs create opportunities for children, youth, and families, turning their needs into opportunities to grow and learn.” The foundational principle for the work we do is the belief that all people are valuable. Together we build a community of hope and develop a place in which everyone has the opportunity to experience personal growth, set and achieve goals and discover success. Our programs create opportunities for children, youth and families, turning their needs into opportunities to grow and learn.
About This Cause
Branches’ programs focus on student achievement, family services, and financial wellness. The Grow, Climb and Climb Higher programs serve elementary to post-secondary students and the Achieve programs serve adults and families. • Grow Program - serves elementary students preparing them for lifelong success through enrichment of their minds, bodies and hearts. • Climb Program - focuses on academic success in High School but also prepares and assists our students in developing the knowledge, skills and behaviors necessary for that next step after High School. • Climb Higher Program provides support to all students currently pursuing a post-secondary education. Branches staff as well as Branches Student Alum/College Grads mentor our post-secondary students to ensure that they are receiving all the support they need to persevere, succeed and ultimately graduate. Branches also provides our students with an opportunity to apply for the Climb Higher Scholarship. This additional support is intended to be an incentive and a reinforcement toward successful pursuit of becoming a postsecondary graduate. Achieve Programs include the following: • Financial Coaching – Branches offers free one-on-one personal financial coaching sessions with a certified financial coach to help individuals build their credit, build assets and achieve long-term success in life. • Micro-Business Incubator, E-Lab & BE ONE – equips entrepreneurs by focusing on five key areas of impact including entrepreneurship, business intelligence, digital transformation, business systems, and business development. • Financial Education for Children & Youth – prepares our students to play an active role in managing their personal finances and make informed decisions about saving, spending, investing and borrowing through group classes and one-on-one coaching. • Tax Preparation Services – Branches leads the Miami Tax Pros VITA coalition and offers tax prep services and ITIN processing at no cost, year-round to lower-income individuals and families. • Miami Community ID – serves as an accepted form of photo identification for select County services for Miami-Dade residents including seniors, survivors of domestic violence, formerly incarcerated or homeless individuals, foster youth, and others lacking proper documentation. • Broward Community ID – serves as an accepted form of photo identification for select County services for Broward residents including seniors, survivors of domestic violence, formerly incarcerated or homeless individuals, foster youth, and others lacking proper documentation. • Emergency Services Network – consists of more than a dozen local congregations that provide several forms of emergency services including food pantries, delivered meals and prepared hot meals. Branches also provides disaster relief and partners closely with FRIEND. • United Way Center for Financial Stability (UWCFS) – housed and operated by Branches, the UWCFS offers a full range of financial stability services to enable working families and individuals to achieve economic stability.