First IDA Graduate Purchases Home

John, Beverly and Jonathon Brown (at right) celebrate the purchase of their first home.

Beverly Hall-Brown is the first of our 120-plus IDA participants to reach her savings goal and purchase a home. Beverly, a senior criminal justice major at Edward Waters College and her husband, John, owner of a small landscape service, took one year to reach their savings goal with the matching savings program. The Browns will move into their 3 bedroom single family “dream home” in April.

FreshMinistries sponsors the IDA matched savings program as a way to help our core-city youth and their families reach savings goals of homeownership, college or trade school tuition or to start a business. By helping hard working, low-income individuals reach their goals we instill savings habits and financial discipline, pride and hope into their children and surrounding community.

Karen Lee, left, and Tyree White of FreshMinistries presents IDA participant Beverly Hall-Brown, center, with her IDA savings account check to purchase her first home.

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