Partners for Better Housing is enrolling participants and volunteers/sponsors for the 7 FREE Freddie Mac CreditSmart® Essentials cohort-based workshops designed to equip individuals with the tools to explore homeownership from September 2024 – March 2025! This round, we have a cohort for English AND Spanish speakers.
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
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
Buying or Leasing a Vehicle
& more!
For those interested to participate: Apply here!
For those interested to support: Inquire here!
Seats are limited! The workshop dates, times, and locations
will be announced Wednesday, August 28th.
Flyers in English and Spanish are available for easy view and distribution. If there are any additional questions, don’t hesitate to contact me or send folks my way. Thank you for sharing!
Here is the link to the flyer, which contains clickable links for registration.Freddie Mac CreditSmart Workshop Series. If that does not work, let me know.
Jasmine Canady-Hartman, LMSW (she/her)
Community Outreach & Homeownership Manager
Partners for Better Housing