Cambridge Credit Counseling Helping Connecticut Homeless Veterans

Cambridge teams with the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs to help veterans enter transitional housing.

(EMAILWIRE.COM, January 19, 2008 ) Agawam, MA - - Since 2005, Cambridge Credit Counseling Corp. has worked with the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs to deliver financial literacy training to military veterans at the organization’s Newington campus. Cambridge is proud to announce that today it will begin providing similar instruction in a new educational initiative at the VA’s West Haven facility.

“It is our distinct honor to offer this valuable education to those who have risked so much for us,” remarked Christopher Viale, president of Cambridge Credit Counseling Corp. “Cambridge is proud to expand our offerings to the veterans who call Connecticut home, and we hope to someday bring this free program to other VA facilities throughout the United States.”

Participants in the West Haven program are homeless veterans who hope to make a transition into group housing and, eventually, return to independent living. To prepare these individuals, Cambridge’s curriculum will focus on the importance of re-establishing a solid credit history, as well as on the importance of developing a budget that will accommodate expenses and build savings. Organizations interested in learning more about Cambridge’s educational offerings for veterans are invited to contact Martin Lynch, Cambridge’s Director of Education, at 413-241-2401.

ABOUT THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
The mission of the Connecticut Department of Veterans’ Affairs is to facilitate the rehabilitation of all its residents to the greatest extent possible and at the fastest rate possible. The ultimate goal is to return as many residents as possible to society as productive citizens, capable of independent living.

ABOUT CAMBRIDGE CREDIT COUNSELING CORP.
Cambridge Credit Counseling Corp. is a professional debt counseling agency dedicated to educating young adults on the importance of sound financial management and providing financially distressed Americans with education and debt management services appropriate to their needs. For more information on this article or to schedule an interview, please call 413-821-8900, ext. 5110.

Visit Cambridge Credit Counseling Corp. online at www.cambridgecredit.org. To learn more about Cambridge Credit Counseling Corp. and the community, please visit www.youtube.com/CambridgeCredit. For more helpful information, check out the Cambridge Credit Counseling Corp. Financial Literacy blog at www.cambridgecredit.blogspot.com.

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Contact: Thomas Fox
Cambridge Credit Counseling Corp.
413.821.6919
tfox@cambridgecredit.org