McDowell Howard III

Kansas City, MO (USA)
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The McDowell Howard Group

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Location: Tulsa
Industry: Other
Year Founded: 2013
Number Employees: 1-10 people
Business Stage: Growth (not profitable)
Entity Type: Nonprofit Corporation
Description: McDowell Howard Fathers Group, Inc.. Is a non-profit organization, dedicated to providing a free and stable environment to fathers and their children for visitation. We also assist low income fathers with job training, housing placement, and family development. We are dedicated to promoting the ideals of, self-reliance, hard work and family values. McDowell Howard Fathers Group, Inc. initially will offer the D.A.D.S. Program ( Developing Alternatives for Dads) low income housing and a homeownership program Construction Job Training McDowell Howard Fathers Group, Inc. is focused on supplying homes and jobs to low income fathers. “Asset building is an anti-poverty strategy that helps low-income people move toward greater self-sufficiency by accumulating savings and purchasing long-term assets. The theory behind this approach is that helping people purchase an asset, as opposed to simply increasing their income, provides stability that may allow them to escape the cycle of poverty permanently.” (Office of Community Services 2009). Many fathers paying child support cannot support a personal household and do not qualify for government assistance. Homeownership continues to be an unreachable dream for many hard working fathers. ” Two of the most frequently recognized income-supplement and asset-building programs aimed specifically at poverty reduction among low-income families are the 10 | Financial Literacy EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) and IDAs (Individual Development Accounts). Both programs serve broad segments of the population; as currently structured, however, they are largely inaccessible to low-income noncustodial parents.”(Office of Community Services 2009). Our agenda is to put men on the fast track to supporting themselves and their families right now.