Volume 11, Issue 3: Summer 2003 |
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Inaugural Money Management Workshop A Great Success
On Friday, May 30, 2003, DATI hosted an exciting half-day workshop at Del Tech's Terry Campus in Dover on money management skills for persons with disabilities. This free workshop, titled "Money Matters!" was funded by the Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC). Ms. Rashmi Rangan, the Executive Director of the Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council (DCRAC), was the featured speaker. Attendance was limited in order to maximize learning and discussion.
Those present worked with sample budgets and took part in other interactive exercises on various aspects of money management, including credit, banking, home ownership, fair housing, fair lending, and consumer protection. Each trainee was also given a series of easy to read booklets on each of the above topics. Attendees enthusiastically agreed that the training provided them with practical knowledge that will help them be more effective and independent managers of their personal funds.
DATI and DCRAC will repeat the training five more times, once in Kent County and twice in each of New Castle and Sussex Counties. Dates for those trainings have not yet been scheduled. If interested in attending or recommending a trainee, please contact our DATI funding specialist at the DATI's Wilmington office, (302) 651-6792 (voice) or (302) 651-6794 (TDD).
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