AudioConference: Building Assets for Low-Income Working Families

Posted by on May 6, 2006

May 18 ? National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth, Education, and Families hosts Audioconference on Asset Building Strategies

This free audioconference, titled ?Building Assets: What Cities Can Do to Help Low-Income Working Families,? on Thurs., May 18, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) will highlight municipal strategies to educate families about financial choices, such as savings and homeownership, and protect them from predatory lending and other wealth-stripping practices. Speakers will include representatives from large and small cities that have initiated or supported financial education and legislation to combat predatory lending.

TO REGISTER FOR THIS FREE CALL, send complete contact information (name, address, city, state, phone, fax, and email) to Melissa Rogers by close of business Tues., May 16 via email to rogers@nlc.org or via fax to 202-626-3043. No phone registrations can be accepted. If you wish, gather a group of people around a speaker phone and use the call as a springboard for brainstorming or training. One day prior to the call, each registrant will receive an email or fax providing a toll-free, dial-in number. For more information, visit: <a href="http://www.nlc.org/IYEF/">http://www.nlc.org/IYEF/</a>.