Amy Shir

Louisville, Kentucky

Votes for Amy Shir: 565

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Tell us about your nominee. Why should he or she be recognized as a Jewish Community Hero?

Amy works tirelessly, largely pro-bono, to help create asset building opportunities for the working poor. She trains agencies on financial empowerment, homeownership training, microenterprise training, and how to obtain a post-secondary education. She speaks nationally on asset-building strategies, has published numerous papers in her field, and consults nonprofits across KY and the U.S. on helping their working poor clients lift themselves out of poverty.

 

What problem did your nominee identify in the community that needed to be solved? How has your nominee's efforts made a difference for others?

Amy has spent the last decade helping transform low-income Americans' lives. She works on policy and practice to create opportunities for the working poor to become financially self-sufficient.