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ACTION - Housing, Inc.
| Contact Person: | Amanda Burkhart |
| Address: | 425 Sixth Avenue
Suite 950 Pittsburgh , PA 15219 |
| Telephone: | 412-281-2102 x 2022 |
| Fax: | 412-391-4512 |
| Website: | www.actionhousing.org |
| Type of Financial Education Services Offered | |||||||||||||||
| Financial Education Program(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Banking Basics | |||||||||||||||
| a) savings accounts, checking accounts, family savings accounts | |||||||||||||||
| b) loans (home, auto, education, business) | |||||||||||||||
| Credit / Budgeting | |||||||||||||||
| Investing | |||||||||||||||
| a) stocks, bonds, mutual funds | |||||||||||||||
| b) other | |||||||||||||||
| Financing a Major Purchase / Loans | |||||||||||||||
| a) home | |||||||||||||||
| b) car | |||||||||||||||
| c) tuition | |||||||||||||||
| d) other | |||||||||||||||
| Abusive Credit Practices / Predatory | |||||||||||||||
| Tax Preparation | |||||||||||||||
| Bankruptcy / Foreclosure | |||||||||||||||
| Home / Apartment | |||||||||||||||
| a) purchase | |||||||||||||||
| b) rental | |||||||||||||||
| c) repairs | |||||||||||||||
| d) selling | |||||||||||||||
| e) refinance | |||||||||||||||
| Insurance Coverage | |||||||||||||||
| a) property / renters | |||||||||||||||
| b) health / dental | |||||||||||||||
| c) life | |||||||||||||||
| d) auto | |||||||||||||||
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| Geographic Area(s) Served | ||||||||||||||||
| Southwest PA | ||||||||||||||||
| Description of Program(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| The Family Savings Account Program is an individual development account program whereby participants save up to $2,000 over a period of one to three years and then receive a $2,000 match. The total must be applied toward the purchase of specific assets. Mortgage Foreclosure counselors are available if a person finds themselves facing foreclosure. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Mission | ||||||||||||||||
| To empower people to build more secure and self-sufficient lives through the provision of decent, affordable housing, essential supportive services, asset building programs, and educational and employment opportunities. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Any other financial education programs that this organization uses as a referral source. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Program Effectiveness | ||||||||||||||||
| We have 137 active participants (open savings accounts). For an application, please contact Amanda. |
