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- EIN 99-0141636
- (808) 532-3225
- 1164 Bishop St Ste 1614 Honolulu HI 96813 USA
- www.cccsofhawaii.org
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Causes: Financial Counseling, Human Services
Mission: To help overburdened individuals and families regain control of their financial lives through individual counseling and to educate the community at large regarding the responsible and intelligent use of credit.
Programs: Consumer credit counseling service of hawaii provided direct financial education counseling to more than 1,053 financially distressed familiies. 328 pre-bankruptcy counseling certificates, as mandated by the bankruptcy abuse prevention act of 2005, were issued to individuals in need of bankruptcy protection. We established and maintained debt management plans for an average of 200 families and 441 families received foreclosure mitigation counseling and services. Conducted 50 community based workshops covering such topics as the wise use of credit, the fundamentals of credit and budgeting, the importance of communicating effectively with creditors and voiding identity theft. The curricula of these workshops also served to educate in areas such as coping with loss of income through unemployment or under employment and how to recognize, and more importantly, avoid potential mortgage rescue and debt relief scams. These workshops, done primarily in partnership with other human service provider organizations, state and county agencies, churches and union groups, reached more than 4,100 individuals and families.
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