5th year of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) starts Sat, Jan 21st. Our office will be open to complete returns on the following days and times: Tuesdays from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm Wednesdays from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm Saturdays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm How can you get your tax return [...]
Learn How To “Stretch Your Bucks”!
Cottages of Hope is excited to start 2012 off with another “Stretch Your Bucks…Without Breaking Your Back” finance series. This four-part series, starting Thursday, January 5th, covers the basics of good sound money management. Households that complete all four classes become eligible to apply for the Individual Development Account (IDA) matched savings program. This [...]
Kick the Habit for the Holidays!
Cottages of Hope, the Weber Morgan Health Department, and Utah Saves presents: “Kick the Habit For the Holidays” Cottages of Hope is excited to host an adult cessation (Quit Smoking) series that will help our clients and other community members make a healthy habit change and at the same time save money for the Holidays. Certified instructors will [...]
September Stretch Your Bucks (IDA) Graduates
We had a great group of students in our September “Stretch Your Bucks Without Breaking Your Back” (IDA) series. Here are our recent graduates: Those completing the entire four-part series (8hrs of financial literacy) may end up qualifying for the Individual Development Account (IDA) matched savings program that helps families purchase a home, [...]
Thanks to our Debtors’ Prisoners!
We want to thank all of our incredible Prisoners and Staff for helping us raise over $3,500 during the 2011 Debtors’ Prison. The funds raised will now be used to create self-sufficiency solutions for needy Weber County Households. We also want to thank all of those that made donations to raise bail for their friends [...]
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Two more Successful Prisoners!
A shout out to Faith & Logan! Faith Satterthwaite and Logan Green, are Weber State University Students that have been helping Cottages of Hope to develop software that will determine our client’s financial stability needs and track our clients progress. In a separate class, they have also been helping us by calling clients to obtain [...]
And Yet Another Prisoner Making Bail
Thanks to Craig Roper for raising his bail while on his family vacation! Craig, an employee of Bank of Utah, is a board member of Cottages of Hope and volunteered as a tax preparer this past tax season. We really appreciate his dedication to helping us find self-sufficiency solutions here in Weber County. We also [...]
Another Prisoner Makes Bail!
Good job Andrea Jenks, a whooping $230 in donations today and $300 in total! Andrea volunteered this past year as a Work Study Student from Weber State University. Thanks Andrea for your support and example of community service! Continue to support Andrea so that she gets to spend more [...]
Guess Who Has Made Their Bail?
The following individuals have reached their bail: Tina Seferos has volunteered as a tax preparer for Volunteer Income Tax Asssitance (VITA) for the last two years and now helps out with our accounting twice a month. Byron Barker volunteers 4 hours a week helping out clients in our Prosperity Center and helping us with our [...]
New Prisoners issued warrants…
We just added Jason Goddard, Andre Jenks, and Jenie Swaner to our list of prisoners (to a good cause). Help them make their bail by visiting our Debtors’ Prison page and making a contribution to Cottages of Hope and Financial Literacy in their name.
Which is Best, Dogs or Cats. Help us Decide
Which Pet is really “Bad to the Bone”? Cottages of Hope is interested in finding out which animal rules, and which animal drools. Each has their strengths and financial issues, but which is “Bad” enough to avoid going to prison for a good cause? In order to find out we have added one Cat and one Dog [...]
Debtors’ Prison – Starting Line-Up
We are a very excited to roll-out our initial list of Debtors’ Prisoners. The individuals you see below have been accused of caring too much about financial literacy and their community. These individuals along with several others have turned themselves in for a good cause and need to your help to raise their bail. You [...]
Debtors’ Prison Fundraiser
A History of Debtors’ Prison – Prior to the mid-19th century debtors’ prisons were a common way to deal with unpaid debt. Both men and women were locked up together in a single large cell until their families and friends paid their debt. (The Consumer Reporter; Aug. 2009) We Need Your Help – As you know, Cottages [...]
Struggling to from paycheck to paycheck?
Maybe a free class at Cottages Of Hope might be just what you need to make ends meet. Join us as we start another series of “Stretch Your Bucks…Without Breaking Your Back” This four part series covers the basics of good financial money management and also meets the first requirement for the “Individual Development Account” (IDA) [...]
Free Secure Document Shredding
We are pleased to announce that EnableUtah, a local nonprofit, has agreed to provide our safe and secure document shredding during our June 2nd Identity Theft Prevention Open House. To learn more about EnableUtah, click here. QUICK REMINDER FOR JUNE 2ND ACTIVITIES - Document Shredding – We will be collecting documents to be destroyed (shred) from 10:00 am to 6:00 [...]
“Identity Thieves Now Targeting Babies” The Today Show
Interesting timing, The Today Show ran a report on identity theives targeting children this morning. The following was one of the cases they highlighted, “Katy was only 3 years old when crooks stole her identity. now as a teenager her credit report shows over $750,000 in debt, all at the hands of i.d. thieves. [...]
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Identity Theft Prevention Seminar
Date: June 2, 2011 Time: 6:00 to 7:00 PM Location: 2724 Washington Blvd, Ogden UT Description: FREE Seminar: How to prevent identity theft and what to do if you become a victim. Lt. Sorensen from the Weber County Sheriff’s Investigation team will be our presenter. Identity Theft – Poster (2011) Helpful Information on Identity Theft: Identity [...]
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Recent Graduates!
- Ogden Standard: “Cottages of Hope supports AmeriCorps Week”
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Awesome Donations so far for our Debtors’ Prison Fundraiser!
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New Prisoners “Guilty of caring too much about financial literacy”
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A Big Thanks for the Bike Rack!
