Teaching People Financial Literacy and Credit Repair to Qualify for Better Housing

From the basics of creating a household budget to building credit, we give people the knowledge to develop their own financial success.

Services

Through the generosity of volunteers and donors, there is no cost for this service. It is available to anyone who qualifies and has the desire and motivation to improve their quality of life.

Credit Review
& Counseling

Financial Literacy
Classes

One-on-One
Mentorship

Apply Now If You:

Were recently denied housing due to your credit score
Need help accessing and understanding your credit score
Want to learn how to build credit
Need help creating a household budget

Our Work

In many under-resourced communities, people are denied access to higher living standards due to their credit score being below a certain property approval threshold. Even if they financially qualify, they are still denied housing because of their credit score. At Path to Access, people gain the knowledge and ability to improve their credit score to qualify for living accommodations that fit their budgets. There is no cost for this service; it is available to anyone who qualifies and has the desire and motivation to improve their quality of life.

Our Mission

Our mission at Path to Access is to create generational change in under-resourced communities by providing financial services, skills, and resources to achieve a higher standard of living.

Our Vision

Everyone has a path to financial literacy and opportunity.

Our Team

Brandi, Kyle, and Damien came together after realizing they each had a desire to help others achieve a better standard of living. Through Path to Access, they are helping others qualify for the best housing with their budget.

Brandi Shotwell

Kyle McKinney

Damien Patton

Donate

Path to Access is free for anyone who qualifies and has the desire and motivation to improve their quality of life. Our programs are free because of generous donors like you!

Your support provides credit repair and financial literacy, from the basics of creating a household budget to building credit. Participants work hard to gain the knowledge to create their own financial success.

Will you lend a hand?

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Partner With Us

Property Management

While applicants may qualify for your property based on their income, a poor credit score can mean they are denied. We’d love to help you, and them. Contact us to learn how we can help your property approve more applicants. There is no cost for this service.

Work With Us

Volunteers

Volunteers are critical to our work. We need volunteers with a strong knowledge of household finance and a desire to help hard-working people build and repair their credit. Will you join us?

Meet Iliana

A single mom to her son Jaylon, Iliana was in her apartment for eight years. She has a good job, excellent references, a steady income-and is diligent about paying her rent on time. However, a management change meant she was faced with a significant rent increase that was out of her budget. Iliana and Jaylon needed a new place to live. She toured a new apartment and hit it off with the property manager.

She’s the perfect tenant, and the apartment was perfect for them. But a pair of overlooked medical bills sent her credit score down to 590, just below the apartment’s credit requirements.

The property manager put Iliana in touch with Path to Access. Iliana met with a Path to Access mentor and diligently worked to get her credit back on track. She participated in credit counseling and talked to her creditors. Now, with her credit recovered, Iliana is settled in her new apartment, and Jaylon is on the Honor Roll at his new school. (This is not an actual story, but an example of what can happen through the work of Path to Access. We look forward to sharing our success stories soon).