Offers residents a chance to sign up for an Individual Development Account or IDA, which is a special escrow savings account designed to help people with low or modest incomes save up for a major, lifelong asset such as a home. For every dollar saved in an IDA, account holders receive a corresponding match. Participants must agree to complete financial education classes and use their savings towards the purchase of a home. IDAs make it possible for individuals and families to build the financial assets they need to achieve homeownership.

Empowers families to achieve financial security and specializes in life insurance, investment strategies, and mortgage lending to help individuals and families become homeowners and secure their financial future. Additionally, offers an opportunity to get licensed and trained in these areas at a subsidized cost, providing a pathway for individuals to build a career in financial services while making a positive impact on others' lives.

Provides information and referral to area businesses and services. Offers information on tourism, tax status, housing, economic development, provision of maps, directories, and reference materials, leadership training, business seminars, community economic planning, small business counseling, trade fairs, and business women's activities.

Teaches economically disadvantaged students to acquire assets by helping them establish a pattern of regular saving, offering financial literacy training, and providing an incentive for saving in the form of matching monies.

Helps individuals regain financial stability by preparing and sending payment for day-to-day expenses ensuring essential bills are paid, offer needed resources and referrals, and reconciling accounts, recording expenses, and making reports to the Social Security Adminstration as needed.

Advocates for citywide businesses and not-for-profit organizations. Serves as the liaison between the private/non-profit sector and government.

Provides free funds matching eligible families' savings to be used toward post-secondary education, an automobile, or a first home (based on available funding). Households may save for up to 12 months. For education: save $1,000, receive $3,000. For a vehicle: save $1,000, receive $3,000. For home purchase: save $2,000, receive $4,000.

Provides matching funds for low- to medium-income clients who are saving for a specific asset, such as home purchase, vehicle purchase, secondary education or small business start-up. Provides a $2 match for every dollar saved, up to a maximum match of $2,000.

Provides a $2 match for every $1 which is up to a $4,000 match for $2,000 saved. Savers must work and want to save towards first home purchase, post-secondary school costs, vehicle or small business costs.

Provides entrepreneurial training, individual business assistance, incentive savings programs, and access to business and financial resources.

Offers adult mental health consumers recovery-oriented opportunities to build academic, social, recreational/leisure, educational/vocational, and daily living skills. Provides psychoeducational group and individual learning opportunities, including money management, wellness, and arts and crafts.

Provides free funds matching eligible families' savings to be used toward post-secondary education or a first home (based on available funding). Households may save for up to 12 months. For home purchase: save $2,000, receive $4,000. For education: save $1,000, receive $3,000.

Offers two savings plans with tax benefits that pay for a wide range of educational expenses. Some plans are only available for Pennsylvania residents. Anyone can contribute to a 529 plan.

IDA Program provides Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) to individuals who are first time home buyers. It is a structured savings program that provides matching funds for participants who meet a savings goal and complete financial education. First time home buyers who save $2,000, complete 6 hours of financial literacy education, and participate in 5 hours of housing counseling are eligible to receive $4,000 in matching funds. Funds may be used for down payment or closing costs.

On the county's budget and finance page you will find access to York County's key financial documents, including annual budgets, audits and financial reports. https://yorkcountypa.gov/county-administration/budget-and-finance.html We welcome you to review these documents, which will help explain the functions of county government and how public money is spent. Perhaps the two most important documents for understanding the County's financial picture are the Budgets and Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports. The annual budgets are approved by the County Commissioners each year and reflect projected revenue and expenditures. Available here are both a line-item summary of each year's budget and a presentation meant to help highlight trends. The comprehensive annual financial reports outline actual expenses and revenues in a given year, and provide an accounting of the County's assets and liabilities. York County Government

Offers people with qualifying disabilities a way to save money that does not impact their means-tested benefits.

The County Controller supervises the fiscal affairs of the County. The Controller's office also supervises and administers the day to day operations of the County's retirement plan.

Offers programs, services and facilities available to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay. The YMCA Financial Assistance Program brings this commitment to life. Individual and corporate contributions, coupled with proceeds from our Annual Support Campaign and the United Way, makes the YMCA Financial Assistance Program possible for people who need it most.