Become A Scholarship Donor

A 2015 study by the Hamilton Project concluded that in order to increase the economic security and upward mobility of the less educated, thereby reducing poverty, we must increase the educational opportunities and skillsets of the less educated and lower-income individuals.

The coronavirus pandemic only served to make matters worse, particularly for those without post-secondary education. According to the Institute of Education Sciences’ Report on the Condition of Education 2022, previous gains in employment and earnings were reversed during COVID.

“Educational attainment is associated with economic outcomes, such as employment and earnings, as well as with changes in these outcomes during the pandemic…For those who had completed high school and those with some college, employment rates increased from 2010 to 2019, but these gains were reversed to 68 and 75 percent, respectively, during the coronavirus pandemic.”

It is because of the link between higher education and economic security that we created our signature Scholarship program, a key tactic in our arsenal of change.

We established this program to support the 11,000 residents living in these affordable housing properties on their path to fulfillment. Since 2022, BLOOM has awarded over $130,000 to worthy scholarship recipients.

Support Financial Empowerment Programs

BLOOM partners with Operation HOPE to provide residents with a financial wellbeing coach who has extensive experience in providing the necessary tools and education for individual financial growth, specifically in underserved communities.

Donations fund the one-on-one coaching sessions, virtual workshops and in-person events led by Operation HOPE’s financial wellbeing coach. As a result, more and more individuals will improve their credit, reduce debt, increase savings and prepare themselves for homeownership.

Volunteer

Eligible residents may sign up to volunteer as Community Cultivators on behalf of BLOOM. Interested candidates should email hello@youbloomhere.org to learn more.

Become a volunteer tutor for Learn To Be and gain community service hours. Learn more and sign up here.