Let's CUSave helps family move toward debt payoff and home
A Kansas City area program links Money Matters financial literacy graduates with savings incentives at local credit unions. Participants open accounts with a $25 minimum, earn $25 bonuses after saving $5 monthly for three months and another $25 after saving $10 monthly for three more months. The effort, backed by United Way and four credit unions, aims to boost self sufficiency and long term goals like debt reduction and home ownership.
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United Way
Partners Housing & Credit Counseling Inc
Lawrence Community Shelter
Ballard Community Services
Penn House
Salvation Army
Housing & Credit Counseling
Money Matters
United Way and
Money Matters Grads
Evista Credit Union
Trusty Credit Union
MidAmerica Credit Union
Meritrust Credit Union
Gregoire
Deborah Kurtz
Peo
Kurtz
Volunteers sought to assist Money Matters classes
Volunteers are invited to help set up and serve refreshments for Money Matters attendees. Contact Shelly Hornbaker at United Way Roger Hill Volunteer Center or email volunteer unitedwaydgco.org. Sign up through Housing & Credit Counseling Inc at 785-749-4224 or amishra hcciks.org. Classes are free, pre registration required. Credit Report and Renter Prep: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
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Money Matters
Shelly Hornbaker
United Way
Roger Hill Volunteer Center
Unitedwaydgco.org
Housing & Credit Counseling Inc
Hcciks.org
Omega-3 enriched beef gains traction in markets
Ground beef from grass fed cattle contains 20 to 30 mg of omega-3 per 5-ounce serving, rising to 200 mg with algae or flaxseed feed. Salmon provides about 2,000 mg per serving. Great Omega-3 Foods tests fortified beef in 50 HEB stores, boosting orders as demand grows among restaurants like HoQ in Des Moines and shoppers alike.
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Kansas State
Jim Drouillard
Drouillard
Bernie Hansen
Great Premium Foods
Manhattan
Kan
Texas
HEB
Hansen
Greato
Timber Ridge Cattle
Iowa
Hoq
Des Moines
Suman Hoque
Hoque
Sara Schwertfeger
Urbandale
School Board Plans Enrollment Budget Report and Convention Vote
Schools the school district and Kathy Johnson director of finance will present the enrollment and budget report to the school board. The board will select a delegate and alternate for the 2015 Kansas Association of School Boards annual convention in December to cast the district vote on legislative issues. Board meeting at 7 p.m. today in district offices 110 McDonald Drive.
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Kathy Johnson
Kansas Association of School Boards
McDonald Drive
Wichita shelters seek to expand capacity for domestic violence victims
A surge in homicides linked to abusive relationships and a bed shortage prompts Wichita agencies to expand shelter capacity. Harbor House turns away over 100 requests monthly, while Sisters of St. Joseph convent will take referrals from Harbor House and Anthony Family Shelter starting Oct 19 with 14 rooms, and 12 more rooms slated for January.
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Wichita
Harbor House
Catholic Charities
Wichita Eagle
Sisters of St. Joseph Convent
Anthony Family Shelter
Rochelle Valverde Contact Information
Reporter Rochelle Valverde can be reached at rvalverde ljworld.com or 832-6314.
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Rochelle Valverde
Ljworld.com
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