Aaron's Non-Profit Work
Think of spending a night in your car in the middle of summer with your kids. Would you keep the windows down and risk injury to your family or theft of your possessions? Would you keep the windows up and the doors locked and use the air conditioning which would drain your battery and use gas? Would your kids succeed in school without a good night’s sleep or a shower or clean clothes? Would you be able to work? And most importantly, would you have a mailbox so you can get your application or approval for section 8 housing or food stamps, or Medicaid which will provide stability to your life.
Now, picture a 3 story brownstone house on 10 acres of wooded area in Hershey, PA. This is the house I grew up in. My dad was a doctor and my mom was a nurse. Because of their occupations, I had many resources growing up that a lot of kids did not.
My parents would quote Bill Cosby and tell me that if anyone is rich around here we are. It is not your money and that is one reason why I have spent a lot of my life helping people who aren’t as fortunate as I was.
I learned how to make a budget at an early age and in 2000 I started my Financial Business helping people understand budgeting, retirement planning, and investing. I realized that not everyone had the upbringing as I did and this started my passion for helping people and families experiencing poverty and/or homelessness.
When the lottery was almost a quarter of a billion dollars. I thought, “if I won, I would buy houses in my area to house families and teach them financial literacy. Then I found Family Promise of Indiana County and jumped in feet first.
Families experiencing homelessness need need dignity brought back to their lives by helping them find stability and helping them succeed by understanding wants and needs. When the $600 stimulus payments were mailed, I noticed Wal-Mart was selling TVs for $599. A lot of people would buy the tv and not understand that it is a want, not a need. A need is having a working electric outlet in 3 months to keep the lights on.
Have you ever said, I wish there was something I could do to decrease taxes? Helping people and families experiencing homelessness succeed helps decrease taxes and increases income for the government. When a family succeeds in finding housing and is able to get a better job, they rely less on food stamps and Medicaid. Taxes go down and since their incomes go up, they pay more in taxes. More income and less expenses is a pretty solid business model.
When we start looking at people as people, we can start finding ways to help everyone succeed.
Aaron helps his community by serving as the Board President of Family Promise of Indiana County. He has served on the board since 2014. He also helps his community by serving on the Homer-Center Parks and Recreation Department. Helping his community succeed is one of his passions.
Now, picture a 3 story brownstone house on 10 acres of wooded area in Hershey, PA. This is the house I grew up in. My dad was a doctor and my mom was a nurse. Because of their occupations, I had many resources growing up that a lot of kids did not.
My parents would quote Bill Cosby and tell me that if anyone is rich around here we are. It is not your money and that is one reason why I have spent a lot of my life helping people who aren’t as fortunate as I was.
I learned how to make a budget at an early age and in 2000 I started my Financial Business helping people understand budgeting, retirement planning, and investing. I realized that not everyone had the upbringing as I did and this started my passion for helping people and families experiencing poverty and/or homelessness.
When the lottery was almost a quarter of a billion dollars. I thought, “if I won, I would buy houses in my area to house families and teach them financial literacy. Then I found Family Promise of Indiana County and jumped in feet first.
Families experiencing homelessness need need dignity brought back to their lives by helping them find stability and helping them succeed by understanding wants and needs. When the $600 stimulus payments were mailed, I noticed Wal-Mart was selling TVs for $599. A lot of people would buy the tv and not understand that it is a want, not a need. A need is having a working electric outlet in 3 months to keep the lights on.
Have you ever said, I wish there was something I could do to decrease taxes? Helping people and families experiencing homelessness succeed helps decrease taxes and increases income for the government. When a family succeeds in finding housing and is able to get a better job, they rely less on food stamps and Medicaid. Taxes go down and since their incomes go up, they pay more in taxes. More income and less expenses is a pretty solid business model.
When we start looking at people as people, we can start finding ways to help everyone succeed.
Aaron helps his community by serving as the Board President of Family Promise of Indiana County. He has served on the board since 2014. He also helps his community by serving on the Homer-Center Parks and Recreation Department. Helping his community succeed is one of his passions.