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CAP & Cowlitz Asset Building Coalition Presents

Money $mart

Financial Education Workshops
  An Adult Education Program
Building Knowledge, Security and Confidence
 
     
  Money Smart Classes are open to the public
and no pre-registration is required.
 
     
   Friday Workshops are held from:
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
at
WorkSource Cowlitz
305 S. Pacific Street, Suite A
Kelso, WA 98626
 
     
  Monday Workshops are held from:
5:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
at
CAP
1526 Commerce Ave
Longview, WA 98632
 
     
  Lower Columbia CAP, Cowlitz Asset Building Coalition and Work Source are sponsoring financial education for all adults with the intention of improving and increasing family wealth. This can be accomplished by improving saving habits, managing debt and increasing assets. These group workshops are filled with open discussions and financial education using the Money Smart training materials from the FDIC (Federal Depository Insurance Corporation)  
     
 
Workshop Schedule Fridays Mondays
1. Bank On It -
Introduction to bank services
Dec. 19 Mar.13 Dec. 8 Feb.23
2. Borrowing Basics - Introduction to credit Jan. 2 Mar. 20 Dec. 15 Mar. 2
3. Check It Out - How to choose and keep a checking account Jan. 9 Mar. 27 Dec. 22 Mar. 16
4. Money Matters - How to keep track of your money Jan. 16 April 3 Dec. 29 Mar. 16
5. Pay Yourself First - Why you should save, save, save Jan. 23 April 10 Jan. 5 Mar. 23
6. Keep It Safe - Your rights as a consumer Jan. 30 April 17 Jan. 12 Mar. 30
7. To Your Credit - How your credit history will affect your future Feb. 6 April 24 Jan. 19 April. 6
8. Charge It Right - How to make a credit card work for you Feb. 13 May 1 Jan. 26 April 13
9. Loan to Own-Know what you are borrowing before you buy Feb. 20 May 8 Feb. 2 April 20
10. Your Own Home-What home ownership is all about Feb. 27 May 15 Feb. 9 April 27
11. Deter-Detect-Defend Avoid ID Theft-Preventing identity theft Mar. 6 May 22 Feb. 16 May 4
 
Workshop sessions are held in 11 week cycles and then repeated.
A combination of topics can be chosen depending on the interest and knowledge of the participants.
For more information call
Lower Columbia CAP @ 360-425-3430 ext216 or
WorkSource @ 360-577-2250