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In spite of personal setbacks, Tina Coleman is all the more driven to create a secure
future for herself and her two small children, thanks to Huntington’s involvement in
a national program available in New Philadelphia, Ohio.
New Philadelphia is in Tuscarawas County, a small community without public
transportation. Tina is among the low-to-moderate-income residents who would
be totally isolated without the Ways To Work: Family Loan Program, which enables
participants to obtain low-interest auto loans so they can get to their jobs.
Huntington is the sole lender in the local program, a collaborative endeavor with
Personal and Family Counseling Service, Tuscarawas County Job and Family Services,
and the Tuscarawas Valley Division of Goodwill Industries.
Actually, Tina is not working but attending school fulltime. She’s undertaking
courses at Kent State University’s Tuscarawas Campus in hopes of entering the
nursing program.
Since her divorce, life has not been easy for Tina and her sons – 7-year-old Zachary,
who is “slightly autistic,” and Isaiah, 6. Yet every statement from her is one of determination
to succeed, or of gratitude toward those who have placed their trust in her.
“My grade point average is 3.6,” she says, “and I’m doing everything I can to keep
it there. It’s hard work, but I’m up to the challenge.”
“Her attitude is terrific,” says Huntington’s North Broadway Banking Office
Manager Susan Klann. “Fred Weingarth, the Ways To Work loan coordinator, felt she
was really a great candidate for the program, and we agreed.”
To Tina, the value of Ways to Work transcends the freedom and mobility she has
with her ‘96 Chevy Prism. “They provided much more than a car,” she asserts. “They
gave me encouragement and support. They had confidence in me. I was always afraid
to try something new. Now that I have my family, I have to try something new…to get
out of this situation…to become independent.”
Tina Coleman: on the road to a better life.