Small Sums’ sole purpose is to help homeless individuals, who have found jobs, with the specific things that they need to start back to work. With our practical and timely assistance, (that few other agencies provide), we remove obstacles that often prevent homeless workers from being able to take a job – by providing required work clothes and shoes, trade tools, professional licenses or union dues, and/or bus passes so they have a reliable way to get to work everyday (until they receive a paycheck). Partnering with referring organizations that serve the poor and homeless, we provide these simple things, (the majority at less than an average of $150 per worker), often within 24-72 hours from their application, so they are able to accept the job and start working within days of the job offer - one of the most important steps to getting out of their homeless situation. It’s a surprisingly simple solution that is practical and economical and it fosters the important role of self-sufficiency in helping them get into places of their own. Our clients want to work and our program is committed to supporting their resiliency and efforts. Small Sums gives homeless workers the ability to say “yes” to a job and put them back on the path to a more stable life and being productive community members and taxpayers again.
