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The Washington Asset Building Coalition works to promote policies and programs that help moderate and low-income families in Washington state build, maintain and preserve financial assets through investments in education, savings, homeownership and entrepreneurship.
Snohomish County Financial Fitness Day,
April 28, 2012, 9:00 - 2;00pm
FREE!
Everett Station, 3201 Smith Avenue, Everett
Snohonoish County's 1st Financial Fitmness Day includes workshops, one-on-one counseling, and other financial services offered by a wide array of Snohomish County Asset Building Collaborative partners. This community-wide event will feature credit and debt counseling, financial education, credit reports, free tax preparation, access to public benefits, housing counseling and document retrieval for foreclosure prevention, legal assistance on bankruptcy and consumer rights, and advice on microenterprise development. Please join us!
For more information, contact Lark Kesterke @ Lark.Kesterke@uwsc.org
Check out the latest report on Federal Asset-Building Policies:
The New America Foundation has released its Assets Report 2012: An Assessment of the Federal “Asset-Building” Budget, which quantifies how government policies affect asset-building among low- and moderate-income Americans. An infographic converts the analysis in the report into a visual narrative that shows how resources are distributed in a series of issue areas, including savings and investment, retirement savings, educational pursuit, entrepreneurship, and homeownership.
EVENT: Northwest Area Foundation’s 2012 Conference
“Grassroots & Groundwork: Working Together to Reduce Poverty & Build Prosperity”
June 6 – 8, 2012, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Minneapolis
Ways to increase visibility and engagement in public policy will be in the spotlight at Grassroots & Groundwork: Working Together to Reduce Poverty and Build Prosperity. This year’s conference will showcase tested, innovative and emerging models to reduce poverty and build prosperity, including:
- How to Elevate Your Issues in an Election Year
- Using Opportunity and Asset Mapping as a Policy and Advocacy Tool
- The Voters Have Spoken: Montana’s Success in Eliminating Payday Lenders
- Creating a Resilient Region: A New Model for Sustainable Communities
Limited scholarships may be available. For more information and to apply for a scholarship, go to www.grassrootsandgroundwork.org. Scholarship applications are due April 30th.
2011 Conference Presentation Files
Presentation files from the 2011 Washington Asset Building Coalition Conference are now available.
2011 Conference Presentation Files
As individuals and families struggle with our economic downturn, the importance of financial fitness and savings has become amplified. Asset building is defined as “engaging in long-term saving and investment behavior as a means to increasing financial independence.”