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Transformance Sponsors 2016 FOCUS Summit

Transformance, Inc. has signed on as the presenting sponsor for Cornerstone Credit Union Foundation’s 2016 FOCUS Summit.

Dallas, 02/29/2016 /SubmitPressRelease123/

Two-Day Financial Literacy Fair is Presented by Cornerstone Credit Union Foundation
 
 Transformance, Inc., a 42-year-old nonprofit organization providing financial counseling, outreach and education, has signed on as the presenting sponsor for Cornerstone Credit Union Foundation’s 2016 FOCUS Summit. Set to occur March 3-4 at Doubletree Hotel Galleria, 4099 Valley View Lane, Dallas, Texas 75244, the FOCUS Summit is intended to be a collaborative initiative providing a diverse impact on local North Texas communities. The summit is designed to provide attendees with financial capability program opportunities for youths and adults alike.
 
Advocates of financial education will have the opportunity to network, share best practices, and learn of previously untapped resources for actionable initiatives. Attendees will also explore proven strategies and techniques for deploying real financial education fundamentals into both the local schools and communities they represent. Credit union professionals, community leaders and educators are strongly encouraged to attend.
 
“The FOCUS Summit aligns perfectly with Transformance’s message of promoting financial literacy in our schools and communities,” said Ken Goodgames, president and CEO. “We hope that the networking and knowledge provided by the summit will empower attendees to explore actionable financial initiatives to foster self-sustainability in the communities they represent.”
 
Those wishing to attend the 2016 FOCUS Summit must register online. Sessions covered during the two-day summit include a keynote address and eight breakout sessions covering topics such as financial literacy on a personal level, college savings accounts, leadership, family budgeting and consumer finance.
 
The keynote address will be given by David Bach, nine-time New York Times best-selling author of The Automatic Millionaire—A Powerful Plan to Live and Finish Rich. Other individual sessions will be led by esteemed professionals such as Texas State Rep. Marsha Farney (R- Georgetown); Laura Rosen of Opportunity Texas; Tamra Fairbrother, vice-president of the Cornerstone Credit Union League; and Katy Davis, vice-president of ideas42, a leading behavioral science institute.
 
For information on registering and attending the Cornerstone Credit Union Foundation’s 2016 FOCUS Summit, please visit www.cscuf.coop/focus_summit.html.
 
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About Transformance, Inc.
In 2015, the agency delivered more than 125,000 consumer interactions through financial counseling, outreach and education. In 2016, the agency expects to serve up to 1 million low-to-moderate income families with transformative financial learning solutions accessible online and through a new mobile app.
 
Since its founding in 1974 as Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Dallas, the agency has empowered clients to overcome adversity and attain their financial goals. Services include credit/budget counseling, financial education, housing counseling, individual debt management and bankruptcy counseling. Transformance will:
 
Provide a national nonprofit resource dedicated to confidential and professional counseling to assist financially distressed or economically vulnerable families
Develop and foster community educational programs on family money management, budgeting and the wise use of money and credit
Develop and maintain a positive working relationship with the credit community, employee assistance programs, professional counselors and community-based social service agencies
Provide opportunities for economic empowerment of low and moderate income families and with a particular focus on at-risk communities such as seniors, military families, veterans, communities of color and single, female-headed households
Enable good financial knowledge early in life through its focus on education of students (K -12) and their parents through agency strategic partnerships
 
Transformance, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1974, is a United Way Service Provider and a HUD-approved multistate housing counseling and education organization. The agency is formally accredited every four years by the Council on Accreditation for Children and Families (COA) to ensure compliance with top industry standards and best practices. The agency has its headquarters in Dallas, Texas, with satellite offices in Arlington; Austin; Amarillo; Ardmore, Oklahoma; and Colorado Springs, Colorado.
 
To read more about Transformance, Inc., or for an annual report, visit http://www.transformanceusa.org.
 
Transformance Media Contact:
Jeffrey Cheatham
Senior Account Manager
TrizCom PR
Office: 972-247-1369
Mobile: 972-961-6171
jeffc@trizcom.com
 

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