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WHDH - TV BOSTON — URBAN UPDATE AND GBIO: MOVING FROM DEBT TO ASSETS - PART 1
WHDH - TV BOSTON — URBAN UPDATE AND GBIO: MOVING FROM DEBT TO ASSETS - PART 2
The New Prosperity Initiative — Joel Schwartz on Moving from Debt to Assets
On February 4th, 2009 Joel Schwartz, Director of Moving From Debt to Assets, a program within the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization, participated in NPi’s community dialogue at the Boston Public Library. Here are some excerpts from the conversation.
The New Prosperity Initiative — What Greater Boston Interfaith Organization Gets Right: Listening to Members, Cultivating Leaders from Within
August 2010 - On June 30th, the 29th graduating class from the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization’s Moving from Debt to Assets (MFDTA) program wore colorful scarves instead of caps and gowns. With hennaed fingertips, palms and soles, 25 Somali-American women celebrated their first step on the road to financial freedom.
El Planeta: Familias latinas se gradúan de programa en educación financiera educación financiera
August 2010 - A la casa de de Aura Valverde comenzó a llegar una carta certificada con su información, pero por semanas no le dio importancia y constantemente la siguió haciendo a un lado.
“Yo decía, ‘quién me estará escribiendo tanto’. Sentía que eran importante para mí, hasta pensé que estaban interesados en comprar mi casa y decía, ‘pero si no la estoy vendiendo’”, cuenta Valverde.
Mass Healthcare Worker VOICE: 1199SEIU Members Learn Money Management Skills
June 2009 — Twenty 1199SEIU nursing home members recently completed a free course entitled "Moving From Debt To Assets." offered at the union office in Boston.
Boston Globe: Battling To Save Financial Souls
Monday, February 9, 2009 — Program teaches churchgoers how to budget, eliminate debt.
Boston Haitian Reporter: Church members graduate from financial literacy program
January 2009 — These are tough economic times, but one roomful of people is now ready to tackle the challenges of today's economy with greater knowledge and confidence and the determination to support each other through these hard days,
Construyendo su Futuro Económico
Tuesday, 30 December 2008 — Grupo de latinos se gradúa de un programa diseñado para manejar sabiamente el dinero en tiempos de crisis.
The Jewish Advocate: Temple Israel holds a graduation
BOSTON — On March 27, 2008 members of Temple Israel of Boston celebrated their graduation from a six-week class in financial literacy as part of the Moving from Debt to Assets program.
Boston Haitian Reporter: Workshops help Haitians get control of debt, finances
"There are things that you want, but don't
need."
That's one of the most important lessons that Ewald Sedna of Boston learned from the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GHIO) "Moving from Debt to Assets" program.
Local Caboverdean Community Moves Closer Towards Financial Empowerment
January, 2006 — The holiday season was the perfect backdrop for 24 graduates of a groundbreaking financial literacy program, Moving From Debt To Assets.