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United Way of Southwest Minnesota recently presented the Marshall Area Financial Empowerment Collaborative (MFEC) with a $2,000 venture grant to help develop programs and resources to assist young families in the Marshall area with developing basic financial skills and helping them raise "money smart" children.
Through programs such as ECFE and Head Start, financial education will help families better equip their young children to deal with issues connected to money. MFEC will contribute by offering tools on www.MarshallMoney.org, conducting training sessions for educators, and providing additional resources to these programs to help make United Way's "Financial ABC's" initiative a success.
Photo (l-r): Eriann Faris, SW MN Private Industry Council; Lois Schmidt, Bremer Bank; Barb Berkenpas, Coordinator, Marshall Financial Empowerment Collaborative; Becky Weber SW MN Private Industry Council; Ruth Ascher, United Way of Southwest Minnesota; and Jeanine Antony, Western Community Action.
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