Smart Women & Money
Financial Education Program
In 1997, MV-GA joined with the Women’s Institute for A Secure Retirement (WISER) to develop a financial education program on retirement and financial management for at-risk women earning less than $30,000 dollars. More than 40,000 women have received the WISER/MV-GA financial training.
In January 2000, MV-GA served as the host of a special White House teleconference held in Atlanta on retirement issues for women. Former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton chaired the event.
Smart Women and Money has been presented both internationally and nationally for the National Conference of Black Mayors, U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau, Region IV, Goodwill Industries of Atlanta, National Congress of Black Women Atlanta Chapter, Les Gemmes, Inc., and the Women’s Employment Opportunity Project, Inc.
Workshop formats include 6-hour session on budgeting basics, reducing credit card debt, pay yourself first, protecting your assets, home ownership, social security and pensions and building your retirement.
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