NFEC Policy Briefing – April 27, 2006

To commemorate Financial Literacy Month which is held annually in April, the Native Financial Education Coalition (NFEC) held a Policy Briefing on Capitol Hill on April 27, 2006.  Representatives from congressional offices, federal agencies and tribal governments and organizations attended the event to hear presentations from three model Native programs which have implemented integrated asset building strategies to help improve the lives of their clients and their communities.

Materials from the briefing are available below.  For more information, please contact NFEC Coordinator Joanna Donohoe by e-mail or at 561-626-9700.

Agenda

NFEC Policy Brief

NFEC Detailed Fact Sheets

            Institutions Delivering Financial Education Services

            Youth Financial Education

            Individual Development Accounts

            Predatory Lending

            Earned Income Tax Credit and Free Tax Preparation Programs

PowerPoint Presentations from Native Programs

            Chief Dull Knife College, Lame Deer, MT 
            Umatilla Reservation Housing Authority, Pendleton, OR

            Navajo Partnership for Housing, Gallup, NM

PowerPoint Presentation on NFEC Policy Recommendations

Remarks by Congressman Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Co-Chair of Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus

NFEC Press Release

NAIHC Press Release