Ways to Work
Loan Program
Our Ways to Work Program provides hard working families with financial assistance when unexpected expenses threaten to disrupt their lives. This program offers small, short-term loans to parents who cannot get a loan elsewhere so that they can continue to work, support their children and/or stay in school.
Loans range from $500 to $6,000. They may be used for the purchase of a used car, appliances, job-related tools and uniforms or car repairs. Loans also may be used to cover medical assisted devices necessary to remain on the job or in school. Individuals pay back the loans with interest (8%).
Loans are provided to people who meet certain criteria and have completed a money management class and interview . Through Ways to Work, Trillium helps families learn fiscal responsibility while moving one step closer to financial independence.
Initiated with the support of the Sisters of Charity Foundation and grants from the State of Ohio, Ways to Work is now funded through a U.S. Department of Transportation grant.
Click here for frequently asked questions about the program.
For More Information
Contact Latesha Jackson at Ways to Work by emailing her at ljackson@trilliumfs.org or calling 330-454-7066 ext. 200
You may qualify to receive an application if you say yes to all the following questions.
Have you been employed for at least six months?
OR
Are you enrolled in school with a source of earned income?
(college, community college, technical or trade school)
AND
Are you an involved parent a dependent child?
AND
Are you unable to get a loan from a bank or credit union?
AND
Will you agree in writing to repay your Ways to Work loan?
