C o m m u n i t y S p o t l i g h t Latino families are thriving financially. This means earning a living wage with income mobility, participating in safe banking, accessing and leveraging tax credits, having a credit score above 700, low debt and enough savings to weather life’s challenges, as well as meeting long-term goals like homeownership and education. MEDA supports families to build long-term assets that will transfer across generations to come. D efinition R e s ult 1 GOAL:  Transition child into life in new homeland and at school action:  Son in after-school programs GOAL:  Strengthen finances action:  Bank account opened, plus taxes filed, with refund leveraged to get connected to a financial product GOAL:  Decrease language barrier to increase opportunity action: ESL classes GOAL:  Transition out of homeless shelter action:  Long-term affordable and stable housing secured Moreno-Salazar Family Seeking financial security in a new land M E D A A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 0 17 7