Upcoming Financial Seminars

The following seminars are being offered by organizations throughout DC. Please check this website often as our seminar options are updated on a regular basis.

All listed seminars are free unless otherwise noted.

Not saving as much as you’d like? Want to learn how to make your paycheck go farther? Would you like to learn the secrets to repairing and improving your credit? TAKE CHARGE of your financial future by signing up for CAAB’s 5-week money management workshop series!

Register via email or call 202-419-1443.

WORK$MART is a highly interactive online workshop for working women that emphasizes learning the essential nuts-and-bolts of effective salary negotiation. Participants are urged to take part in both sessions, as the second session builds directly on the first.

This workshop will be moderated by Jocelyn Samuels, Vice President for Education and Employment at the National Women's Law Center. It was developed and will be led by Dr. Evelyn Murphy, President of The WAGE Project, Inc., a national grassroots activist organization dedicated to eliminating the gender wage gap. Dr. Murphy is a Ph. D. economist, former Lt. Governor of Massachusetts, and author of Getting Even: Why Women Don't Get Paid Like Men and What to Do About It.

This free webinar is part of the National Women's Law Center's Citi Education Series on Family Economic Security, which is designed to improve the economic and educational opportunities for women and their families.

Click here to register.

* Money Management 101
Offered by Capital Area Asset Builders
October 4, 11, 18, 25; November 1 (Saturdays)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
OR
October 22, 28; November 4, 12, 18 (Tuesdays/Wednesdays)
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Capital Area Asset Builders
1801 K Street NW, Suite M100
Washington, DC 20006

Foreclosure Prevention Clinic
Offered by Housing Counseling Services
October 7 (every 1st Tuesday of the month)
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Housing Counseling Services Training Center
2410 17th Street, NW
Suite 100 (Adams Alley)
Washington, DC 20009

This clinic is provided to homeowners to help them to:

Identify financial options and services if they have defaulted or are in danger of defaulting on their mortgages.
Avoid Predatory Lenders and Foreclosure Rescue Scams that prey on homeowners facing foreclosure.
Answer questions about avoiding foreclosure.

To reserve your seat or get more information call Ron Clarkson or Elias Cohn at 202-667-7006.

* Free Tax Filing for Economic Stimulus Payments
Offered by the DC EITC Campaign
October 11
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Martin Luther King Memorial Library
901 G Street, NW (Gallery Place Metro)
Washington, DC 20001

Over 12,000 DC residents still have not claimed their 2007 Economic Stimulus Payments.

If you have not already claimed your payment, you may be eligible to receive $300-$600 from the government, even if you are not required to file a tax return!

You are eligible for the Stimulus Payment if you:

    1) Have not yet filed a 2007 tax return;
    2) Were not claimed as a dependent on anyone else's 2007 return;
    3) Are a US citizenship or have resident alien status;
    4) Have a valid social security number; and
    5) Earned income of $3,000 or more from at least one of the following sources in 2007:
            - Wages from a job
            - Social Security, or Social Security Disability (SSDI)
            - Survivor’s, Veteran’s, or Retired Railroad Benefits

Claim your benefit at the DC EITC Campaign's free tax filing event on October 11!

Click here for required documents & eligibility information.

Wills Clinic
Offered by Housing Counseling Services
and the Neighborhood Legal Services Program
October 18 (Every 3rd Saturday of the month)
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Housing Counseling Services Training Center
2410 17th Street, NW
Suite 100 (Adams Alley)
Washington, DC 20009

Clients will meet with an attorney who will give legal advice about the wills & probate process in DC.
An attorney will assess the client's situation and determine if a will is applicable.
If a will is appropriate, an attorney will draft a will for the client to review at a later date.
Once the will is complete, the client will meet with an NLSP attorney for the reading and execution of the will.

Income eligibility requirements. Appointments required, no walk-ins accepted. For screening and appointment, you must call NLSP at 202-682-2700 ext. 124 and speak with William Conti.

Foreclosure Prevention Clinic
Offered by Housing Counseling Services
October 21 (every 3rd Tuesday of the month)
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Housing Counseling Services Training Center
2410 17th Street, NW
Suite 100 (Adams Alley)
Washington, DC 20009

This clinic is provided to homeowners to help them to:

Identify financial options and services if they have defaulted or are in danger of defaulting on their mortgages.
Avoid Predatory Lenders and Foreclosure Rescue Scams that prey on homeowners facing foreclosure.
Answer questions about avoiding foreclosure.

To reserve your seat or get more information call Ron Clarkson or Elias Cohn at 202-667-7006.

This free evening workshop will be led by Patricia Davis of Davis Financial Services.

Refreshments will be provided, and participants will receive a ticket to a GMAC raffle where two GM cars will be given away on March 31, 2009!

Register via email or call 202-419-1443.

This extra MM101 class will be held the Saturday after the last October/November MM101 class.

Enrollment is open to MM101 students and others alike.

Register via email or call 202-419-1443.