Friday, February 20, 2009

Local FREE Conference on Handling Paychecks for Direct Care Workers!

The Lehigh Valley Chapter of the Direct Care Workers Association, Lehigh Valley Alliance on Aging, the Workforce Investment Board and United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley understand how the economic crunch is affecting your wallet. When you are stressed with money problems, your work can be affected. We proudly offer you this
opportunity to learn how to stretch your paycheck in these trying times.

When? Friday, March 13th, 8:00 am to noon

Where?
Moyer Hall
Phoebe Home
1925 Turner Street
Allentown, PA 18104

How much? Free for members that register before March 6th. $5 for non-members and late registrations.

What?
The training will be provided by Denise Continenza from Penn State Cooperative Extension. Denise Continenza is the Family Living Educator with the Penn State Cooperative Extension in Lehigh County. She conducts community education programs on topics related to families across the life cycle such as parenting, family financial management, youth resiliency, and life skills. She is also a panelist with Help for Families, the weekly parenting column appearing in the Morning Call. Denise has been an extension educator since August, 2001. Denise holds a B.A. in sociology from East Stroudsburg University and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Youth and Family Education through Penn State. Denise is an avid runner, and she lives in Whitehall, PA with her husband and three children.

Denise will provide practical ways to make your money go farther this year. She will discuss:
· Making Decisions about Money
· Developing a Budget
· Credit and Debt
· Recordkeeping
· Consumer Protection/Credit Reports

How do I sign up?
Simply fill out the following information and send or email to:

Cori Rolón
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley
2200 Avenue A
Third Floor
Bethlehem, PA 18017-2189
corir@unitedwayglv.org
(610) 807-5742

Registration Form:
Name: __________________________________________
Company:_______________________________________
Street Address:__________________________________
City______________________________
State: _________ Zip: _____________
Phone #:_________________________
Email: ____________________________
Social Security #: (required by the grant)
__________________________________

Please make all checks payable to:
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley

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