On Saturday, April 27th, Front Range Community College hosted the fourth bilingual Thrive conference to help low-income Boulder County residents build assets, focusing on money skills, business development, post-secondary education, and social justice. In all, 38 individuals benefitted from resources provided through two workshops, networking, and a resource fair.
Attendees reported that the conference helped increase their knowledge and are likely to make a positive change in their life by putting what they learned into action. Those who attended gained skills, knowledge, and overall enjoyed their experience. In the participants’ own words:
- “I learned great things about the Boulder County community”
- “I am happy with the workshops that I had the opportunity to take today. The classes were excellent.”
Many thanks to the many community partners that planned the one-day event and to the many community educators that provided the workshops and resource fair! A special recognition goes to the following for planning the event: Boulder County Community Action Program, Boulder County Area Agency on Aging, Boulder County Public Health, City of Longmont Community Services, Foothills United Way, Front Range Community College Small Business Development Center of Boulder, and Workforce Boulder County Community Services.
Attendees had time to have lunch with individuals focused on similar goals and were treated to several door prizes for participating for the whole day. Ecológico Albustan, an organic retreat center in Mexico, and Target provided the door prizes.
ABOUT THE PERSONAL INVESTMENT ENTERPRISE (PIE) PROGRAM
The Personal Investment Enterprise (PIE) program is a local savings program provided through Community Action Programs of Boulder County and Foothills United Way. The program is designed for low-income families to enroll in financial literacy classes and save through a matched saving account at a rate of 4 to 1. The first step in applying to the program is to attend an orientation meeting with Nino Gallo at Community Action Programs at Boulder County. Nino may be reached at 303-441-3998 or at [email protected]. For more information on the PIE program visit http://www.bouldercounty.org/family/financial/pages/pie.aspx. To see if you qualify, take this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PrelimPIE.
