{"id":116226,"date":"2022-04-07T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T11:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-city-of-plantation-declares-april-is-consolidated-credit-month\/"},"modified":"2022-05-04T11:50:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T15:50:28","slug":"la-ciudad-de-la-plantation-declara-abril-como-el-mes-de-consolidated-credit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/la-ciudad-de-la-plantation-declara-abril-como-el-mes-de-consolidated-credit\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Plantation Declares April Is &#8220;Consolidated Credit Month&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\">Mayor and council cite the nonprofit&#8217;s educational efforts and its work with the military.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 7, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Nationally, April is Financial Literacy Month. Locally, it&#8217;s now <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3496897-1&amp;h=866088064&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F-itJwOKePT4&amp;a=Consolidated+Credit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Consolidated Credit<\/a>\u00a0Month.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgc103left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgc103left\" title=\"Consolidated Credit, a non-profit organization, has helped more than 10 million people overcome debt and financial challenges in 28 years. Its mission is to assist families throughout the United States to end financial crises and solve money management issues through education and counseling.\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1658381\/Consolidated_Credit_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Consolidated Credit, a non-profit organization, has helped more than 10 million people overcome debt and financial challenges in 28 years. Its mission is to assist families throughout the United States to end financial crises and solve money management issues through education and counseling.\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>On <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 1<\/span>, the Plantation City Council issued a proclamation that lauded the nonprofit credit counseling agency for &#8220;providing <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3496897-1&amp;h=1624441348&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.consolidatedcredit.org%2Ffinancial-news%2Fspring-clean-your-finances-for-financial-literacy-month%2F&amp;a=financial+education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">financial education<\/a>\u00a0to assist Americans to solve their money management problems.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Consolidated Credit&#8217;s national headquarters have been based in Plantation since 2001. The company was founded in <span class=\"xn-location\">Broward County<\/span> in 1993 and has grown into one of the nation&#8217;s largest credit counseling nonprofits, helping over 10.2 million people achieve financial freedom \u2013 from <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3496897-1&amp;h=137712605&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.consolidatedcredit.org%2Ffinancial-education%2F&amp;a=credit+card+relief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">credit card relief<\/a>\u00a0to <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3496897-1&amp;h=4126867443&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.consolidatedcredit.org%2Fhousing%2F&amp;a=housing+counseling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">housing counseling<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3496897-1&amp;h=1473221077&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.plantation.org%2Fgovernment%2Fcity-council&amp;a=City+Council\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">City Council<\/a>\u00a0member Nick Sortal, it isn&#8217;t just Consolidated Credit&#8217;s location that matters. It&#8217;s also the education. &#8220;We want informed residents who spend their money wisely, because the more financial literacy you have, the better your city is going to be,&#8221; Sortal says. &#8220;So, we appreciate Consolidated Credit. They&#8217;ve even held <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3496897-1&amp;h=3695476907&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.consolidatedcredit.org%2Fwebinars-and-seminars%2F&amp;a=seminars+and+workshops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">seminars and workshops<\/a>\u00a0here. Thanks to Consolidated Credit, we&#8217;re going to end up with a better city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to educate the nation, says <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3496897-1&amp;h=2897305177&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.consolidatedcredit.org%2Fcertified-credit-experts%2Fgary-herman%2F&amp;a=Consolidated+Credit+President+Gary+Herman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Consolidated Credit President <span class=\"xn-person\">Gary Herman<\/span><\/a>. &#8220;We&#8217;ve always considered Plantation to be more than just our home,&#8221; Herman says. &#8220;They&#8217;ve been our <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3496897-1&amp;h=2730550476&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.consolidatedcredit.org%2Fabout-us%2F%23consumer-advocates&amp;a=partner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">partner<\/a>\u00a0in helping not only the residents here, but across <span class=\"xn-location\">South Florida<\/span>. We also want the entire nation to embrace what Plantation&#8217;s leaders already have done.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To find out how to bring financial education to your group or business, please contact <span class=\"xn-person\">Sandra Tobon<\/span>, Consolidated Credit&#8217;s Director of Housing Counseling and Community Development at <a href=\"mailto:STobon@ConsolidatedCredit.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">STobon@ConsolidatedCredit.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>About: In 29 years, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3496897-1&amp;h=830840471&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.consolidatedcredit.org%2F&amp;a=Consolidated+Credit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Consolidated Credit<\/a>\u00a0has helped over 10.2million people overcome debt and financial challenges. Their mission is to assist families throughout <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> to end financial crises and solve money management issues through education and counseling.<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3496897-1&amp;h=1306741070&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1658381%2FConsolidated_Credit_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1658381%2FConsolidated_Credit_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1658381\/Consolidated_Credit_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Consolidated Credit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\">Mayor and council cite the nonprofit&#8217;s educational efforts and its work with the military.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 7, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Nationally, April is Financial Literacy Month. 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