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Members of our national network of more than 12,000 community-based organization staff members share their success stories and innovative strategies. Learn how other agencies are using Consumer Action’s free multilingual educational materials to empower consumers and make a difference in their communities.

• Fifth Annual Financial Literacy Leadership Conference
  The event brought together leaders from community-based organizations, businesses, government agencies and academic institutions for discussions on effective ways to empower consumers financially. …
• Consumer Action awards second phase of MoneyWi$e mini-grants
  Each group receives a $7,500 mini-grant to support their innovative financial empowerment projects in diverse communities. (Grant application is by invitation only.) This phase was…
• Consumer Action’s work with the Chinese media
  Consumer Action is unique among national consumer groups in its use of media to reach Chinese-American communities nationwide. Our Community Outreach Manager Jamie…
• Alabama Cooperative Extension staff receives WirelessED training
  By Carol Centrallo, Ph.D., Extension Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System Just look around and you will see someone using a wireless personal data device to…
• MoneyWi$e 2012 mini-grants recipients announced
  Nine community organizations that attended MoneyWi$e trainings in Texas and Louisiana or used MoneyWi$e materials in their communities have been awarded mini-grants by Consumer…
• 2012 Lunar New Year Greetings from Consumer Action
  Consumer Action conducted a MoneyWi$e training in Houston last year, and has established a strong relationship with the Chinese community there. Consumer Action…
• MoneyWi$e Stipend Report - Phase Two
  Consumer Action awarded 10 grants of $5,000 each to the 10 organizations described in this report for work to be conducted between Oct. 25 and…
• Consumer Action presents to credit unions
  Consumer Action was invited to speak at the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) staff meeting in Nashville, TN in October about our financial empowerment…
• MoneyWi$e Stipend Report - Phase One
  This report prepared by Consumer Action provides a snapshot of each grantee's mission and services and describes their stipend (mini-grant) projects. The report also…
• Foreclosure hotline for tenants in California
  Tenants Together, California’s Statewide Organization for Renters’ Rights, offers a hotline for tenants in foreclosure situations. The hotline was…
• Coastal citizens address effects of oil spill
  Consumer Action's multilingual consumer education materials played a role in the event. On June 1, 2010 local…
• Consumer Action lends expertise to national housing initiative
  The foreclosure prevention fair held Dec. 5 at South El Monte High School in El Monte, CA was one of a series of events…
• Comunidad Latina Credit Union offers exemplary financial services
  Consumer Action reminds you that it’s important for consumers to shop around when looking for banking services. It’s always a good idea to compare…
• MoneyWise brings hope to Post-Katrina Louisiana
  In the wake of Hurricane Katrina in the summer of 2007, Consumer Action and Capital One used their unique partnership to help the devastated…
• Texas program makes a difference with CA Moneywise modules
  Overview A lack of basic money-management skills is widespread among Americans. The unfortunate results include increasing consumer debt, low saving rates, home foreclosures,…
• MoneyWi$e a crucial tool in battling unemployment
  Battling a skyrocketing unemployment rate, which reached 9.5% in June, organizations on the front lines of the nation’s dismal job market are using MoneyWi$e to…
• CA Joins Forces with NABVETS to Educate Veterans
  Consumer Action entered into a partnership agreement with NABVETS, creating a national capacity to mutually provide access, manpower and resources to offer MoneyWi$e financial…
• Changing lives with financial education
  MUA is one of the first non-profits in Boston founded by and led entirely by Latinas. Our mission is grounded in mentoring and training women…
• Using financial literacy to improve lives
  Partnering for success Since November 2007, Empowerment Seminars, Inc. and InfoSource Communications, LLC have pooled our resources and expertise to provide financial literacy…
• 2009 MoneyWi$e Stipend Program
  Consumer Action and Capital One are proud to announce the selection of stipend programs for 2009. Seventeen community organizations that attended the MoneyWi$e trainings…
• 2008 Moneywise Stipend Programs
  In an effort to support community-based organizations to educate consumers about financial management, Consumer Action and Capital One are proud to announce the selection…
• Improving the quality of life for colonia residents - Texas
  Consumer Action’s Sol Carbonell and Audrey Perrott visited Texas’s Border Fair Housing and…
• On Lok’s second annual fundraising event
  On April 24, Mikael Wagner of Consumer Action attended On Lok's second annual fundraising event. The event, sponsored by AARP of California, was…
• Celebrate Consumer Protection Week
  Consumer Action invites your agency to join a group of federal, state, and local government agencies and national consumer advocacy organizations to launch the…
• America Saves Week - Get involved!
  America Saves Week (February 24 to March 2) is an annual opportunity to encourage saving, debt reduction and wealth building. Partnerships can be established…
• Consumer discounts on prescription drugs
  Consumer Action strives to provide you with the latest resources and information to better serve your clients. Today, we want to share with you…
• Commitment to community development - Phoenix, AZ
  Community development at Desert Schools means staying true to our core value of people helping people. We believe that community development happens by supporting…