WARREN WOODS COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS RECEIVES GRANT FROM W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION FOR FAMILY FINANCIAL MENTORING

             Warren Woods Community Connections (WWCC) has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to provide financial mentoring to families undergoing severe financial hardship in Macomb County.  The grant is for one year.

            “There are thousands of families struggling in this difficult economic environment,” said Chet Decker, WWCC Executive Director.  “The Kellogg Foundation’s generous grant allows Warren Woods Community Connections to partner with local social service agencies that will refer families in need to us.  Our goal is to provide these families with the tools they need to achieve financial stability and create a healthy family environment.”

            Family financial mentoring is designed to help households establish a working family budget, provide assistance in accessing county resources, resolve credit problems, assist in resume’ preparation and provide coaching in job interview skills.  The goal is to allow the families to achieve financial stability which leads to providing a stable home for children and lessening the chance of homelessness.

            Family Financial Mentoring comprises several components: financial training, one-on-one financial mentoring, credit counseling, connecting families to existing services available in the community, resume preparation, and training in job interview skills.

            For additional information on the Family Financial Mentoring program, visit http://www.wwcconnections.org or call (586) 771-4718.

            WW Community Connections, Inc. (WWCC) is a faith-based, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) community development organization intended to meet the humanitarian, educational and physical needs of people in southeastern Michigan. Additional information is available on WWCC’s website, http://www.wwcconnections.org.

            The W.K. Kellogg Foundation was established in 1930. The organization supports children, families and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society. Grants are concentrated in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the southern African countries of Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.

Released For: Warren Woods Community Connections    

     Contact: Rev. Chet Decker (586) 771.4718 
                                                           

Released By:  Richardson Public Relations, Inc.            
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