Family Housing Advisory Services, Inc. Receives Lincoln Financial Foundation Grant

Family Housing Advisory Services, Inc. (www.fhasinc.org) has received a $25, 000 grant from the Lincoln Financial Foundation to provide financial education and asset building services to very low, and low-to moderate income persons in the Metropolitan Omaha area. The organization’s mission is to improve quality of life and eliminate poverty by helping people achieve housing stability and financial security, with its Financial Education Program teaching the fundamentals of personal finance. Workshops provide participants with the right tools and support to take control of their financial future. Within this program, youth that are aging out of foster care can participate in a match savings program. The goal of the Financial Education Program is to empower individuals and family to become financially stable.

Lincoln Financial Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Lincoln Financial Group, believes in empowering people to live greater lives, which advances culture and empowers greater positive change. This grant is part of Lincoln Financial’s annual $10 million investment in its local communities’ youth education, economic and workforce development, human well-being and arts programs.

Advocating for those in the Omaha community for almost 50 years, Family Housing Advisory Services (FHAS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit certified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a comprehensive housing counseling agency. Find out more at www.fhasinc.org.