by Ashley Bowen | Apr 23, 2018 | News, Success Stories
Anidia and José Guerrero came to Lacasa and took the Money4Life classes. They were asked afterward if they would have achieved their goal without working with Lacasa. Answering honestly, Anidia said, “Yes, we would have; but it would have taken us much longer. The...
by Megan Peel | Apr 17, 2018 | News, Success Stories
We feature posts about our IDA clients. But do you really know what an IDA is? It stands for Individual Development Account. According to Prosperity Now, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding economic opportunity for low-income families and communities in the United...
by Ashley Bowen | Jan 22, 2018 | News, Success Stories
Kaitlyn DeVries is in her senior year of Nursing School at IUSB. She worked with Jessica George, IDA Counselor for lacasa. “I knew lacasa helped the community,” Kaitlyn said, “but I thought it was just mortgages and that kind of thing. Then I heard from a friend who...
by Ashley Bowen | Jan 22, 2018 | News, Real Estate, Success Stories
Dynisha heard of the Dream$avers IDA program from her mother a few years ago, but didn’t apply right away. In April 2016, she took the plunge to see if she was eligible. She worked first with Jessica George, and then was transferred to Joel Zwier to finish the...
by Ashley Bowen | Jan 22, 2018 | News, Real Estate, Success Stories
Allen Curtis began working with lacasa in September, 2016, after taking our Money 4 Life classes. His goal was to become a homeowner, but he needed help due to limited income. After waiting for new accounts to become available, Allen opened his Dream$avers IDA with...
by Ashley Bowen | Dec 12, 2017 | News, Success Stories
IDA client Teresa Rodriguez was interviewed by her IDA counselor, Joel Zwier. “What I liked most about working with lacasa was learning ways to increase savings. I realized that I wasted lots of money,” Teresa said. “The Money for Life class helped me learn how to...
