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Financial Resources
Budget and Credit Counseling
- Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Valley (CCCS)
CCCS, a non-profit agency, provides one-on-one credit counseling and debt management services to residents of Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, Delaware and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania, and Camden, Burlington, and Gloucester Counties in Southern New Jersey.
Financial Education
Free Credit Reports
- The Fair Credit Reporting Act, or FACT ACT, requires each of the nationwide consumer reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 months. You can only access the free reports at http://www.annualcreditreport.com/, or by calling 1-877-322-8228
Individual Development Accounts (IDA)
Individual Development Accounts are special matched savings accounts designed to help low-income individuals establish a pattern of regular saving and purchase assets including: a first home, a car, post-secondary education, a computer, or even funds to start a small business. The following organizations operate these types of accounts in the Delaware Valley; check out their websites to see if you qualify:
Financial Calculators and Other Tools
Job Training programs
Free Tax Assistance
- Philadelphia: The Campaign for Working Families
- Delaware County: Delaware County Asset Development (215) 573-2379
- Montgomery County: CADCOM (610) 277-6363
- Chester County: Open Hearth Inc.
- Bucks County: Bucks County Opportunity Council, Inc., (215) 345-8175
- All other areas call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040
Entertainment
- Philly Fun Guide http://www.phillyfunguide.com/ has half-price tickets to a lot of cultural and entertainment events across the Delaware Valley. You can sign-up to receive weekly e-mails that contain deals throughout the region.
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