Prosperity Program

What is the Prosperity Program?

The goal of the Prosperity Program is to empower you to get to where you want to be. We start by asking you to share your goals and dreams. Then we help you create plans to make those dreams become reality. Whether you want to go to school, purchase a car, provide for your family, own a house, get a job or get a better job; this program will guide you to the resources it takes to increase earnings, reduce financial costs and generate financial stability for yourself and your family.

This is a free service offered by Job Connections of Goodwill Industries of Lane and South Coast Counties. As a Prosperity Program member you will be given the opportunity to learn the skills needed to move up in the labor market. You will also be guided in ways to improve your access to financial products and services where you can make the most of the money you have and earn.

What Services Do Members Receive? 

As a Prosperity Program member you will have access to a Prosperity Planner. Together, you will develop a plan to help achieve success and generate new financial capability. Prosperity Planners will assist you to achieve success in a variety of areas including:

• Helping you get a job, or move up to a better job.
• Providing access to training and education programs for yourself or your family.
• Coordinating a personalized financial plan including budgeting, debt reduction, savings and investments.
• Accessing financial services.
• Connecting you with housing programs.
• Connecting you with income supports and tax assistance.

One of the many tools offered through our Prosperity Program is assistance in applying and planning for the OregonIndividual Development Account (IDA) program. We offer employment focused IDA options for Post-secondary Education and Certification programs, Work Related Transportation,  and Assistive Technology, such as dental, mobility aids, hearing aids, or durable diabetic supplies. This is a 5:1 matched savings program designed to help individuals learn to save towards their goals and become financially empowered.

For more information on the Oregon IDA Initiative, check out: FAQ’s https://oregonidainitiative.org/find-ida-provider/how-does-it-work/
To see if you may be eligible for the Oregon IDA Initiative, visit: Am I eligible: https://oregonidainitiative.org/find-ida-provider/do-i-qualify-2/

How Can I Become a Member?

To qualify you must have a goal and be ready to make a plan to achieve it. Members are expected to make long-term plans with their Prosperity Planner and to work hard to implement them.

Become a member of the Prosperity Program!

Contact Trysta Duquette, Prosperity Planner, by email: trystad@goodwill-oregon.org or phone:
541-431-3307, or visit Job Connections at 855 Seneca Road, Eugene, OR 97402

Need a Phone?

You may qualify for Lifeline service if you participate in any of the following public assistance programs. Documentation may be required.

• Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance
• Federal Public Housing Assistance
• Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
• Household income at or below 135% of federal poverty guidelines
  Medicaid
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
• Supplemental Security Income
• Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

• Tribal Head Start (only qualifying households)
• Veterans or Survivors Pension Benefit