InCharge Debt Solutions Lends a Hand to Five New Habitat for Humanity Homeowners

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Oct 27, 2011, 08:27 ET

Orlando-based nonprofit credit counseling organization voluntarily provides personal finance education to secure "graduates" futures

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- InCharge Debt Solutions ("InCharge"), one of the nation's leading nonprofit credit counseling organizations, has partnered with Habitat for Humanity-Orlando to help another five area citizens become homeowners.  InCharge provided a ten-week course on basic financial knowledge, including budgeting, setting up a checking and savings account, savings strategy, and even buying insurance.

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Habitat for Humanity provides mortgages at zero percent interest for twenty years for qualifying applicants.  Using the "sweat equity" promised by previous successful homeowners in the program, the organization builds new homes for those who demonstrate a housing need and meet low income criteria.  To qualify, selected candidates must also take 20 hours of homeowner training, half of which is provided locally by InCharge.

The five successful "graduates" who became homeowners through the program this fall were trained by InCharge using a customized booklet based on Mind Your Finances, a free course that is available online at www.Incharge.org.  InCharge participates in both of the Habitat for Humanity courses offered each year in Orlando.  The courses are taught by Certified Credit Counselor Gloria Gutierrez of InCharge.  These programs are attended by 15-20 eager people in need of housing and basic personal finance training, designed to help them manage their finances and responsibly pay their new mortgage.

"We love the partnership we have with InCharge Debt Solutions," said Liz Alicea-Madera, Director of Family Services at Habitat for Humanity-Orlando.  "Our clients love the course and are much better equipped to manage their money after exposure to the training and resources that InCharge instructors provide them."

"We are thrilled with the opportunity to work with Habitat for Humanity in Central Florida," said Etta Money, InCharge's president.  "The courses Gloria presents are critical to ensuring that these prospective Habitat homeowners will manage their money and credit responsibly and have the knowledge to take care of their new financial responsibilities."

InCharge Debt Solutions, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, provides free credit counseling, bankruptcy and housing counseling services to consumers and servicemembers in need of financial literacy education, money management guidance, and help finding the right debt solution for their specific situation.

For more information, contact InCharge Debt Solutions:

About InCharge® Debt Solutions

InCharge® Debt Solutions is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization specializing in personal finance education, housing counseling, bankruptcy services, and credit counseling. Founded in 1997, InCharge interacted with over 1.2 million consumers in 2010 alone.  InCharge is affiliated with InCharge® Education Foundation, Inc. (ICEF) which is dedicated to providing educational products, services and research supporting the personal financial literacy of consumers across America.  ICEF also provides financial literacy training to servicemembers and their families through MilitaryMoney.com.  InCharge is a member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), the Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA), and is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA). 

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InCharge® Debt Solutions
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