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Penn State Extension in Allegheny County
| Contact Person: | Nancy Crago |
| Address: | 400 North Lexington Street
Pittsburgh , PA 15208-2521 |
| Telephone: | 412-473-2540 |
| Fax: | 412-473-2768 |
| Website: | allegheny.extension.psu.edu |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Primary - Allegheny CountySecondary - Western Region and State | ||||||||||||||||
| Description of Program(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| Right on the Money - This is a literacy based program for parents and children ages 5-7 years. Right on the Money uses children's literature to help children learn the basic financial management topics: planning, spending, saving and borrowing. Each workshop features a parent component to what the children are learning. Four Steps to a Secure Financial Future - This statewide program meets the legal requirements for personal finance education for anyone who has filed Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy in Pennsylvania. The class covers unbiased strategies related to budgeting, managing money, credit and consumer information. The cost of this class is $40 per person or $50 per married couple. Scholarships are available for those who cannot pay. Registration info is at http://financialliteracy.cas.psu.edu/bankruptcy.html | ||||||||||||||||
| Materials / Publications | ||||||||||||||||
| Extension has several publications on financial management topics and issues available to citizens. They are available in hard copy and most can be downloaded from our literacy site: http://financialliteracy.cas.psu.edu/pubs.html | ||||||||||||||||
| Mission | ||||||||||||||||
| Penn State Extension in Allegheny County provides local residents easy access to the resources and expertise of the Pennsylvania State University through delivery of non-biased, research-based educational programs, publications, and events. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Any other financial education programs that this organization uses as a referral source. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Program Effectiveness | ||||||||||||||||
| All programs are evaluated for impact |
