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Financial Literacy Fair Unites The Society for Monetary Awareness (SOFA) and members of the Berkeley Service Personnel International Union
Berkeley, CA (PRWEB) Could 02, 2012
This was the second event hosted by The Society for Financial Awareness (SOFA) and its East Bay Chapter President Yolanda Alexander Maker, CEO of Economic Freedom Safety Solutions, Inc. This enlightening event was held this previous Tuesday April 24, with the SEIU city of Berkeley Personnel Union represented by Sandra Lewis – SEIU President which featured Yolanda Alexander-Maker representing SOFA who presented a short version of “Fiscally Match”.

Yvonne Guyton Johnson a mortgage modification specialist also gave a brief but informative presentation on “How to navigate a loan Modification request with perfect paperwork. The crowd spent their lunch hour enjoying pizza, water, and cookies offered by the union. Staunch supporter of SOFA and Monetary Education the councilman Darryl Moore was in attendance and gave a stirring opening discourse supporting SOFA and the combined efforts of all to assist end monetary illiteracy 1 neighborhood at a time.

The Service Staff International Union is an organization of far more than 2.1 million members united by the belief in the dignity and worth of workers and the services they give and dedicated to improving the lives of workers and their households and creating a far more just and humane society. SEIU’s commitment to creating a fair economy, delivering workers a voice on the job, fighting for equality and ensuring that all working folks can live with dignity spans the union’s 90 year history. SEIU members across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada are joining collectively to celebrate SEIU’s 90th Birthday.

The SOFA is a 501c3 nonprofit public benefit corporation whose members comprise a national educational speakers bureau, offering speakers to all who seek to get rid of economic illiteracy. SOFA consists of pros who operate their own practices, (like attorneys, monetary planners, CPAs, tax and mortgage pros, realtors, wellness practitioners and estate planners) to supply monetary education to the public at work and exactly where they gather. SOFA introduces keys to a productive and a profitable future in the type of workshops and educational seminars.





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A Proactive Student Loan Debt Answer Proposed by the NFEC Economic Literacy
Washington, DC (PRWEB) January 22, 2013
The National Financial Educators Council proposes a proactive solution to the 1 trillion dollar student loan debt difficulty. The objective is to have students that are under 21 years old full personal finance coursework prior to committing to federally backed student loan debt. Folks that are concerned about the future of todays youth and how the student loan debt bubble is impacting the nation are encouraged to sign the college personal finance petition.

The NFECs program tackles the student loan debt difficulty in three methods: by way of legislation, totally free industry influence and a high-profile awareness campaign. The finish objective is to add a stipulation to federally backed student loans that needs youngsters below 21 years old to pass a personal finance class.

The National Monetary Educators Council has drafted legislation entitled the College Student Protection and Economic Education Act to enlist politicians in the work to proactively address this national crisis. This legislation proposes a preventive model comparable to the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Customer Protection Act of 2005, which calls for men and women to get spending budget counseling just before they can file bankruptcy and economic education after they file.

To aid influence the legislation, the NFEC has launched a petition internet site to gain help from concerned citizens across the United States. The aim is to get adequate signatures to open doors and have the politicians put this as a top agenda item. Supporters can sign the college private finance petition.

The NFEC is also reaching out to other organizations that are advertising student loan reform. Our campaign is laser focused federally backed student loans and making sure our little ones these beneath 21 years old take a personal finance class just before making a significant monetary selection. It is our objective to perform with other organizations that are tackling this epidemic from other angles. Performing so I believe we can see significant student loan reform in the next 5 years, states Vince Shorb of the NFEC.

The NFEC’s campaign is focused on helping students steer clear of student loan debt, and supports other groups that address a variety of elements of the student loan debt problem. The Center for American Progress and Campus Progress are releasing a proposal for a huge-scale modification of current student debt that will bring higher equity and protection to the student loan industry even though at the same time easing the burden of repayment, according to an report by Julie Margetta Morga and Tobin Van Ostern.

The NFEC is a top organization in advocating and raising awareness for the monetary literacy movement. The NFEC is also committed to assisting college bound students proactively keep away from debt that frequently becomes a monetary burden. From statewide and college campus-wide financial literacy campaign, to community workshops the National Monetary Educators Council offers turnkey options to organizations financial literacy initiative requirements.





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