U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Public Affairs
Dallas,
Texas
WB-03-694-DAL
For Immediate Release
Tues., Nov. 4, 2003
Contact: Diana
Petterson or Elizabeth Todd
(214) 767-4776, Ext. 222 or 221
Women's Bureau To Co-Host Financial Empowerment Program for Latinas in
San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The U.S. Department of Labor's Women's
Bureau, along with AVANCE, a local non-profit group working with Hispanic
families, is co-hosting a financial literacy conference for Latinas in San
Antonio entitled, "Las Mujeres y El Dinero," (Women and Money.) The event will
be held Sat., Nov. 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the J. F. Kennedy High
School, 1922 S. General McMullen Drive.
"Las Mujeres y el Dinero' is a
project designed by the Women's Bureau to empower Latinas to become independent
and secure in their own financial futures," said Shinae Chun, Women's Bureau
director in Washington and a guest speaker at the event. "As working women, we
should know all there is about taking care of every aspect of our lives and
that includes our financial security."
Workshops will include
information on credit repair, investments and savings plans, home ownership,
elderly living on a fixed income, anti-predatory lending and a financial safety
net. The workshops will be held in Spanish and English.
A conference
highlight is that registered participants can receive a free credit report and
review the report with credit counselors available during the event. Lunch will
be provided, as well as transportation and childcare. Please pre-register by
calling (210) 227-4357.
The project officially began at the 18th
Annual National Conference of the Hispanic Women's Corporation on October 23 in
Phoenix. Participation included business representatives, community leaders and
public officials. This financial security initiative is part of the U.S.
Department of Labor's efforts to promote a secure workforce.
The
program marks a yearlong effort during which the Women's Bureau will host
financial security meetings in each of its 10 regions. For more information on
the Women's Bureau and the remaining meetings throughout the U.S., please check
the Women's Bureau website at www.dol.gov/wb/welcome.html.
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