Posted on September 28th, 2012 –
Maurice Lim Miller is a social innovator who, as Founder and CEO of the Family Independence Initiative (FII), offers an effective approach to dismantle barriers to economic and social mobility. FII has shown that fortifying social networks in low-income communities, honoring families’ self-determination, and making resources available to low income people based on their initiative—just as they are to upper earners—enables low-income families to build security and stability.
FII’s strength-based approach, inspired by the historical successes of poor communities in the U.S., shows that when families are provided the space and support to work together to access and share resources, offer mutual support, and solve their own problems—rather than taking direction from professional—they have an immeasurable ability to transform their lives.