Jean Pierre was surprised to find out that not only would the program help him save for his car, but he also learned how to budget and build assets through financial literacy training classes.
Jean Pierre’s Story
Jean-Pierre
Meet Jean Pierre, one of Isuroon’s Refugee Savings Program clients who successfully saved up and purchased a car using his match savings!
Jean Pierre arrived to the United States on August of 2018 from the Democratic Republic of Congo with his parents and 6 siblings. Up until he began the Refugee Savings Plan, his family of 9 were using 1 car for everyone’s needs which made it difficult to coordinate and for everyone to get to work and where they needed to be. Eventually, a friend introduced Jean to Isuroon’s Refugee Savings Plan. This friend was a past client of the program and recommended Jean use to the program to save for a car.
When Jean Pierre started the program, he wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. He was surprised to find out that not only would the program help him save for his car, but he also learned how to budget and build assets through financial literacy training classes. After only 5 months in the program, Jean had saved enough money for his car. His car has helped him find work while also helping his whole family get around. “Before we were just using one car but now life is a little bit easier.” Congratulations, Jean Pierre, on saving for your new car!