COLUMBIA-It’s a simple manila folder that she opens like a family photo album. Yet despite its plain outward appearance, the contents are important to Beverly Thompson. Inside are a dozen certificates of completion from various training programs including working with databases and word processing.
Developing financial skills
Money Smart teaches money management to low-income residents so they might ultimately own their own home
Sunday, August 5, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 2:36 a.m. CDT, Saturday, July 19, 2008
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