Good Housing is a Human Right
Upcoming Freddie Mac CreditSmart® Essential workshops
Tenisha Gist
Dear Community Partners,
Partners for Better Housing is excited to introduce 7 FREE Freddie Mac CreditSmart® Essentials cohort-based workshops designed to equip individuals with the tools to explore homeownership from April – October 2023! Each workshop will offer lessons about money management, homebuyer readiness, credit foundations and so much more. Each lesson is designed to empower and to encourage people to take the reins on their financial future so that they can reach their goals on their terms.
Workshops will cover the following topics:
- Managing Your Money
- Understanding Your Income
- Basics of Banking
- Building Savings
- Thinking Like a Lender and Borrowing Basics
- Managing Debt
- Renting a Home
- Consumer Protection Laws
- Resilience to Disasters
- Planning for Your Future and Building Wealth
- Planning for Higher Education
- Understanding Credit
- Understanding Credit Reports
- Improving Credit
- Avoiding Predatory Lending and Scams
- Cyber Security and Fraud Prevention
- Introduction of Homebuying
- Basics of Insurance
- Insurance Basics
- Buying or Leasing a Vehicle
Anyone that is interested can apply here: (https://forms.office.com/r/t42hmuVnHW)! Seats are limited! The first cohort, workshop dates, times, and locations will be announced March 24th. If there are any additional questions, don’t hesitate to contact me or send folks my way. Thank you for sharing!
Tenisha Gist, M.Ed.
Director of Community Outreach and Homeownership
Partners for Better Housing
1670 E. Joyce Blvd., Suite 1
Fayetteville, AR 72703
Main line: 479-755-3497
Direct line: 479-434-1163