{"id":2655,"date":"2022-07-20T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T19:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/?p=2655"},"modified":"2024-11-06T14:40:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T19:40:38","slug":"financial-literacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/2022\/07\/20\/financial-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Financial Literacy<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/strongcommunity.org\/financial-fitness\/\">Metro Community Development Corporation (MCDC) Financial Fitness<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Helps low income and low asset families become more self-sufficient through financial coaching &amp; education. <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.sudbury.ma.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/348\/2018\/10\/Financial-Fitness-Sudbury-flier-2018.pdf?version=c0e807b7c49a68ed3307dac42e2e1061\">Click here to see a flyer<\/a> for their coaching program.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/babysteps\">Baby Steps College Saving Plan<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Provides a $50 deposit in a college savings plan for every baby who is a Massachusetts resident.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.annualcreditreport.com\/index.action\">Free Annual Credit Report<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Brief explanation of credit reports &amp; their importance with a link to request your own free credit report (accessible weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001bkFSkhQs165aUB_jmkG_BVDn-T_JtwSRFEq8Zx9knMg0uB0f8hTKei72e4-gf82g2Pz9NBx16RfYnxruTi-Aay6KKqCuxmlUpEO59UpfchkpA5Whg4mZ4PZ8-pWAAStz4xo9usLD93a9LKz8ryzvNAcW0FLTla17&amp;c=0Pkawj5PWRByhY2sDEQqHW1cJz1Ov-EfukaOBUoT3vOPUJGnI38JxQ==&amp;ch=g0zQosNt7M3z8eGe7b9UpJ7oiYYqX2_11geUM18ESLyk_9G3ODUDzg==\"><strong>Credential to Career Coaching<\/strong> &#8211;<\/a> 3- month program assists parent with low incomes in pursuing a higher education or achieving other career goals to increase income. Must be the parent or guardian of a child under the age of 26 and a household income below 200% of the Federal Poverty Line. <em>Email&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"mailto:c2c@onefamilyinc.org\"><em>c2c@onefamilyinc.org<\/em><\/a><em> to enroll<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001bkFSkhQs165aUB_jmkG_BVDn-T_JtwSRFEq8Zx9knMg0uB0f8hTKenc9pQobxWvjHWTmFsKGDOLsekxJvOREJi9uOe0h6_5kLSqXZT_ixkMdrrEY1XSaxOx7zAv2v4vU6hii3HBDW0WbG27RGUTTKes6OLzXDCl6&amp;c=0Pkawj5PWRByhY2sDEQqHW1cJz1Ov-EfukaOBUoT3vOPUJGnI38JxQ==&amp;ch=g0zQosNt7M3z8eGe7b9UpJ7oiYYqX2_11geUM18ESLyk_9G3ODUDzg==\">One Family Scholarship Program<\/a> &#8211;<\/strong> Individualized coaching and scholarship funds to single parents with low incomes who are pursuing a college degree in Massachusetts. Scholarships may be awarded to cover tuition and fees and related living expenses during the period of enrollment.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001bkFSkhQs165aUB_jmkG_BVDn-T_JtwSRFEq8Zx9knMg0uB0f8hTKenc9pQobxWvjTv8P-QuOAFI53PD6ZTN18upqNzzNPu0Cf4LbZ1Zak6HvMlk0Gp3NwNnY_bqPMl1o1a6m0T6RHxsylXF4ilWVErdjDR_nxdSVdt2ODnzoVD0=&amp;c=0Pkawj5PWRByhY2sDEQqHW1cJz1Ov-EfukaOBUoT3vOPUJGnI38JxQ==&amp;ch=g0zQosNt7M3z8eGe7b9UpJ7oiYYqX2_11geUM18ESLyk_9G3ODUDzg==\"><strong>Women&#8217;s Money Matters (formerly Budget Buddies)<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Empowers women to improve their financial health to create a more secure future for their families and communities. An online 3-6-month program for women and girls with low incomes to build stronger financial skills. Every participant works with a personal budget coach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Financial Literacy Metro Community Development Corporation (MCDC) Financial Fitness \u2013 Helps low income and low asset families become more self-sufficient through financial coaching &amp; education. Click here to see a flyer for their coaching program.&nbsp; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/2022\/07\/20\/financial-literacy\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about Financial Literacy\">Read full article<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":209,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/209"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2655"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3002,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655\/revisions\/3002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}