Pitch deck presentation

Partnership

for a better Bridgeport

Index

Partnership Benefit

Mission

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03

Product / Service

Partnership Framework

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04

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Mission

01. Mission

Alliance for Community Empowerment

What they do

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Alliance for Community Empowerment’s sole mandate is to assist the underserved. Alliance for Community Empowerment concentrates its efforts and resources on identifying and eliminating the causes of poverty rather than only dealing with its effects. Alliance for Community Empowerment’s actions are directed towards promoting appropriate institutional change and enabling the underserved to become self-sufficient contributors to society.

Households received energy assistance to keep their homes warm

Households avoided eviiction

356K

645K

In tax refunds obtained for individuals by VITA volunteers

Gallons of oil delivered

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01. Mission

Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust

What they do

50M

450

BNT works to end housing insecurity, income inequality and homelessness by creating safe, affordable housing, and providing comprehensive financial and housing counseling services.

Invested in property development

Individuals and families provided with housing

3K

4,200

Families achieved first time homeownership

Families obtained rental assistance to avoid eviction

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01. Mission

Organizational Similarities

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Product/ Service

02. Product/ Service

Alliance for Community Empowerment

Supportive Services

Early Learning Division

Energy Assistance

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02. Product/ Service

Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust

Down Payment Assistance

Empowerment Resource Academy

Financial & Housing Counseling

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Partnership Benefit

03. Partnership Benefit

Benefits

Expanded services

Increased resources

Streamline processes

Increased donor engagement

Improved sustainability

Diversifies skills and expertise

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Framework

04. Framework

Framework

• Alliance for Community Empowerment will offer energy assistance services to Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust clients through a streamlined application process.
• Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust will expedite financial counseling for Alliance for Community Empowerment clients seeking home ownership

Evaluate impact

Identify agency point of contact

Develop electronic intake form

Inform clients of access to collaborative resources

Identify secure sharable system to transfer information

Early Learning

"We believe EVERY child deserves a head start. With Alliance’s Early Learning program, you can begin your child’s educational success with one of our 12 early learning sites throughout the greater Bridgeport, Trumbull, and Stratford areas. Classrooms provide meals and snacks, educated teachers, and high-quality learning. We have a low-cost sliding scale, offer full and part-day services, and accept children between the ages of 6 months to 5 years old. At Alliance, we are inclusive of all children including those with special needs and/or disabilities. For more information regarding the different early learning sites and how to request an application, please visit the links on this page."

Reference:Early Learning. Alliance for Community Empowerment. (2024, August 16). https://alliancect.org/early-learning/

Energy Assistance

"For CT families in need of energy assistance, Alliance For Community Empowerment can help obtain necessary energy services for those in need. From furnace repair, gas bill forgiveness plans, and water and sewage bill assistance, we have a comprehensive set of services and a team of expert case workers to fulfill your needs. Wherever you are in Connecticut, Alliance For Community Empowerment can provide our set of services to your family with just one application. "

Reference: Energy Assistance. Alliance for Community Empowerment. (2024, August 16). https://alliancect.org/energy-assistance/

History

"BNT is the most active nonprofit developer of affordable housing in Fairfield County and Southern Connecticut. Over the past 15 years, BNT has invested some $50 million in housing where vacant properties often existed. It has built over 230 units of safe, clean, and affordable housing, which house approximately 450 tenants in 23 buildings, 90% of whom are people of color and over 1/3rd of whom were previously homeless, or at risk of homelessness. Tenants include young mothers, seniors, veterans, and foster youth. The average tenant family income is just under $20,000, and less than 40% of them are on subsidized housing."

Reference: About Us. Building Neighborhoods Together. (2024, August 12). https://www.bntweb.org/about-us/

History

"Alliance for Community Empowerment, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit agency was designed as the anti-poverty agency for the Greater Bridgeport Area in September of 1964 by the Office of Economic Opportunity. Today, the Alliance aims to work with people toward the eradication of the “paradox of poverty in the midst of plenty in this nation.” Alliance for Community Empowerment serves more than 35,000 individuals annually through its broad range of services in a eight-town area, covering Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Norwalk, Stratford, Trumbull, and Westport, Connecticut.Alliance for Community Empowerment concentrates its efforts and resources on identifying and eliminating the causes of poverty rather than only dealing with its effects. Our actions are directed towards promoting appropriate institutional change and enabling the underserved to become self-sufficient contributors to society."

Reference:History / overview. Alliance for Community Empowerment. (2024, August 16). https://alliancect.org/history-overview/

Supportive Services

"To ensure members of the Bridgeport community and surrounding towns receive the best possible support for greater self-sufficiency, Alliance For Community Empowerment offers a number of supportive services. Appropriately named Self-Sufficiency Supportive Services, this department provides comprehensive long-term individual and family development support services on a walk-in basis. An initial screening is done for a client’s needs through a pre-assessment questionnaire. If needs are identified, we offer case management services from a well-qualified and trained staff. "

Reference: Supportive services. Alliance for Community Empowerment. (2024, August 16). https://alliancect.org/supportive-services/

Empowerment Resource Academy (ERA)

Pre-Purchase Certificate ClassFinancial Fitness, Budgeting & Credit Class Home Rentention Couseling Class Landlord/ Tenant Certificate Class Rental Counseling Workshop eHOme America 8-hour Homebuyer Education Certification Course

Financial & Housing Counseling

Pre-Purchase CounselingForeclosure Prevention Counseling Reverse Mortage Counseling Credit Counseling Benefits Access

Down Payment Assistance Program

"Building Neighborhoods Together (BNT) is proud to work with The City of Bridgeport, CT to help increase home ownership through their Home Bridgeport first time homebuyer down payment & closing cost assistance Program."