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earn your degree achieve purpose opportunity goals potential own your own home financial independence go back to school start your own expand your business success self-sufficiency solutions Save for your Future with Individual Development Accounts (IDA) Providing Financial Literacy Training and Support to Create Matched Savings Accounts for Asset Ownership Blue Valley Community Action Partnership Helping People Changing Lives What is an IDA? Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) are matched savings accounts that encourage low income working individuals to save money and acquire assets. Through IDAs, individuals can purchase their first home, aƩend college or job training, or start or expand a small business. Most applicants will be enrolled in the program for six months to two years. ParƟcipants commit to saving at least $50 a month, up to $750 per IDA account. When they reach their saving goal, their savings will be matched at the rate of 4:1 in order for the parƟcipant to purchase the asset. YES! For every dollar saved, BVCA will match it with $4.00 to the applicant’s $1—up to a total from both sources of $3,750. To be eligible for an IDA, applicants must meet the following requirements*: Applicant must be employed and making under 200% of the poverty level at the Ɵme of applicaƟon. Applicant must live in the area where they apply for the IDA or be a foster youth, former foster youth, or ward of the State. Applicant must be age 17 or older and must hold a valid Social Security Number or Individual Taxpayer IdenƟficaƟon Number. Blue Valley Community AcƟon Partnership (BVCA) is a private, non‐profit Community AcƟon Agency. Our mission is “Overcoming poverty by helping people, improving lives and strengthening communiƟes.” To achieve this mission, BVCA Partnership provides programs and services to help families meet their basic needs, achieve their educaƟonal and employment goals, and strengthen their family development. For more informaƟon on BVCA’s IDA program please contact your local BVCA Office: Butler County ................... (402) 367‐4347 Fillmore County: ............... (402) 759‐3564 Gage County: .................... (402) 223‐6034 Jefferson County .............. (402) 729‐5568 Polk County ...................... (402) 747‐2102 Saline County ................... (402) 826‐2376 Seward County ................. (402) 643‐6425 Thayer County ................. (402) 768‐6704 York County ...................... (402) 362‐3516 Youth Center .................... (402) 729‐6510 AdministraƟve Offices Blue Valley Community AcƟon Partnership 620 5th Street P.O. Box 273 Fairbury NE 68352 Phone: (402) 729‐2278 Fax: (402) 729‐2801 Email: [email protected] For more informaƟon visit us at www.bvca.net * Other eligibility requirements may apply and will be discussed when the applicaƟon for the program is submiƩed.

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earn your degree achieve purpose opportunity

goals

potential

own your own home

financial independence

go back to school start your own

expand your business success

self-sufficiency

solutions

Save for your

Future with Individual Development Accounts (IDA)

Providing Financial Literacy Training and Support to Create Matched

Savings Accounts for Asset Ownership

Blue Valley Community Action Partnership Helping People Changing Lives

What is an IDA? Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) are matched  savings  accounts  that  encourage low  income  working  individuals  to  save money and acquire assets.  Through IDAs, individuals can purchase their first home, a end college or job training, or start or expand a small business.  Most  applicants  will  be  enrolled  in  the program for six months to two years.   Par cipants commit to saving at least $50 a month,  up  to  $750  per  IDA  account. When they  reach  their  saving  goal,  their  savings will  be matched  at  the  rate  of  4:1  in  order for the par cipant to purchase the asset.   YES! For every dollar saved, BVCA will match it with $4.00 to the applicant’s $1—up to a total from both sources of $3,750.  To  be  eligible  for  an  IDA,  applicants  must meet the following requirements*:   Applicant must be employed and making 

under  200%  of  the  poverty  level  at  the me of applica on. 

  Applicant  must  live  in  the  area  where 

they  apply  for  the  IDA  or  be  a  foster youth,  former  foster  youth,  or  ward  of the State. 

   Applicant must  be  age  17  or  older  and 

must hold a valid Social Security Number or  Individual  Taxpayer  Iden fica on Number.  

Blue Valley Community Ac on Partnership (BVCA) is a private, non‐profit Community Ac on Agency. Our  mission  is  “Overcoming  poverty  by  helping people,  improving  lives  and  strengthening communi es.”   

To  achieve  this  mission,  BVCA  Partnership provides  programs  and  services  to  help  families meet their basic needs, achieve their educa onal and  employment  goals,  and  strengthen  their family development.   

For  more  informa on  on  BVCA’s  IDA  program please contact your local BVCA Office:  

Butler County ................... (402) 367‐4347 Fillmore County: ............... (402) 759‐3564 Gage County: .................... (402) 223‐6034 Jefferson County .............. (402) 729‐5568 Polk County ...................... (402) 747‐2102 Saline County ................... (402) 826‐2376 Seward County ................. (402) 643‐6425 Thayer  County ................. (402) 768‐6704 York County ...................... (402) 362‐3516 Youth Center .................... (402) 729‐6510 

Administra ve Offices Blue Valley Community Ac on Partnership 

620 5th Street  P.O. Box 273  Fairbury NE  68352 Phone: (402) 729‐2278 Fax: (402) 729‐2801 

Email: [email protected]  

For more informa on visit us at www.bvca.net 

* Other eligibility requirements may apply and will  be  discussed  when  the  applica on  for the program is submi ed.  

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Earn your degree!!  Learn the skills you need to get a be er job!  Par cipants  may  use  their  IDA  savings  for  a post‐secondary  educa on  program.  Savings  can be  used  toward  tui on,  course  fees,  and  any reasonable  supplies  related  to  comple ng  an educa on.   Par cipants  will  be  provided  with  financial educa on using the Money Smart curriculum.  To prepare  for  secondary  educa on  and  begin  the path  to  success,  par cipants  will  be  connected with  Educa onQuest  as  well  as  with  a  college advisor at the college they plan to a end. 

POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

HOMEOWNERSHIP

Start or expand a business!  

Par cipants may use  their  IDA savings  to start a small business  or  expand  the  one  they  currently  own.  Savings  can  be  used  for  ini al  start‐up  costs,  such  as inventory  purchase,  marke ng,  business  equipment and  more.  For  business  expansions,  savings  can  be used  for  business  equipment,  marke ng  efforts  and more.   

Par cipants  will  be  provided  with  financial  educa on using  the  Money  Smart  curriculum.  Addi onal educa on will be provided using the Money Smart for Small  Businesses  curriculum  which  focuses  on  the needs of new or exis ng entrepreneurs. 

Own your own home!   

Make your dreams of homeownership come true by  pu ng  your  IDA  savings  toward  your  first home!  Savings  can  be  used  toward  a  down payment,  closing costs or lending costs associated with purchasing a home.   

Par cipants  will  be  provided  with  financial educa on  using  the  Money  Smart  curriculum. Addi onal  educa on  will  be  provided  using  REACH  Homebuyer  Educa on  or  bank  specific program.