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'Crucial' Financial Literacy Programs Aim To Help Low-Income Families In Region, Beyond 'Crucial' Financial Literacy Programs Aim To Help Low-Income Families In Region, Beyond
'Crucial' Financial Literacy Programs Aim To Help Low-Income Families In Region, Beyond Leaders in Albany are seeking to help New Yorkers better manage their money. The New York Department of State has awarded a total of $1.1 million in grant funding to 11 community organizations to establish financial literacy programs. The programs, open to individuals at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, will offer one-on-one coaching with financial professionals as well as education on budgeting and money management. Participants will receive information on homeownership, improving their credit scores, and decreasing dependance on credit card debt.  The program…

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