Classes & Appointments

Available Classes & Workshops

Below is our full list of available classes currently scheduled. PLEASE connect with our office prior to signing up if you’d like more assistance registering, to rescheduling appointment or any cost concerns. We want to make sure you are signing up for the classes that you'll need to accomplish your goals. All courses are offered online via Zoom. To register for classes and workshops, click here!

To register for classes and workshops, click here!

  • SEP

    30

    Fair Housing Fair Lending 09/30/2023
     - 9/30/2023 10:00 AM
    Description will be filled in later.
  • OCT

    3

    Homebuyer Education 10/03/2023 & 10/04/2023
     - 10/3/2023 9:00 AM
    Two Day, six hour instruction on everything a person needs to know about purchasing a home. Courses are offered online via Zoom.
  • OCT

    4

    Healthy Homes 10/04/2023
     - 10/4/2023 6:00 PM
    This class provides an opportunity to talk about how communication works to develop, maintain, enrich, or limit family relationships. It is based on the assumptions that there are many ways to be a family. We promote an awareness that families are part of multigenerational communication patterns and they reflect ethnic communication patterns. Well-functioning families work at managing their communication patterns because developing and maintaining relationships takes effort. We discuss ways to be healthy emotionally, safely, financially, etc, on the inside and outside your home.
  • OCT

    5

    Consumer Protection 10/05/2023
     - 10/5/2023 6:00 PM
    In this class we learn about the federal protections that are in place to stop unfair, deceptive, and fraudulent business practices. We understand more about the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau activities work by collecting complaints and conducting investigations. We learn what to look for in fraudulent activities, identity theft, renter’s protection.
  • OCT

    6

    Understanding Credit 10/06/2023
     - 10/6/2023 9:00 AM
    This class helps consumers increase their knowledge about credit – how to get it, why it is important and how to navigate the types of credit that is available today. We discuss what lenders are looking for in borrowers and how to establish good credit. Our discussion of credit scores and information about credit reports helps consumers understand what to do and what to avoid when working to increase scores. We discuss interest rates and how these impact credit and debt payments to creditors.
  • OCT

    7

    Long Term Planning Investing and Insurance 10/07/2023
     - 10/7/2023 10:00 AM
    This class focuses on determining insurance needs as renters, homeowners and in auto, health, and life insurance. We discuss how insurance products and professionals work and have a quick overview of insurance options and shopping for coverage. We discuss the preparation of tasks to help people in the event of their incapacitation and death. The long-term planning part of the class includes the consideration of asset, heirs as well as settling estate taxes.
  • OCT

    11

    Orientation Briefing for FSS Program 10/11/2023
     - 10/11/2023 2:00 PM
    This meeting is for clients who are already enrolled in the MSHDA Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program with their Housing Choice Voucher, and who live in either Macomb, Oakland, Livingston, Ionia, Branch, Montcalm, or Calhoun county. During the Briefing Meeting, we will discuss the requirements that FSS participants need to complete in order to successfully complete the program. (Please note, this meeting is only for clients who are already enrolled in the FSS program in the counties listed. If you are not in the FSS program, please do not sign up for this meeting.)
  • OCT

    12

    Fair Housing Fair Lending 10/12/2023
     - 10/12/2023 6:00 PM
    Description will be filled in later.
  • OCT

    13

    Banking Basics & Saving 10/13/2023
     - 10/13/2023 9:00 AM
    This class provides a simple introduction to the primary services offered by banks and credit unions, including checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit and debit cards. We discuss fees and features available at different banks as well as on-line banking. The class also covers opening an account, resolving problems, the options that bank customers have and the decisions they need to make when using bank services.
  • OCT

    14

    Healthy Homes 10/14/2023
     - 10/14/2023 10:00 AM
    This class provides an opportunity to talk about how communication works to develop, maintain, enrich, or limit family relationships. It is based on the assumptions that there are many ways to be a family. We promote an awareness that families are part of multigenerational communication patterns and they reflect ethnic communication patterns. Well-functioning families work at managing their communication patterns because developing and maintaining relationships takes effort. We discuss ways to be healthy emotionally, safely, financially, etc, on the inside and outside your home.

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