RUSHMORE CONSUMER CREDIT RESOURCE CENTER

THE AMERICAN CENTER FOR CREDIT EDUCATION DEVELOPS AND PUBLISHES FINANCIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDING CREDIT WHEN CREDIT IS DUE, MAKE YOUR MOVE - A GUIDE TO HOMEOWNERSHIP, MONEY IN MOTION, START RIGHT: BUILD YOUR OWN BUSINESS, REBUILDING YOUR CREDIT, CUT THROUGH THE CONFUSION ON HEALTH INSURANCE AND MEDICAL BILLS, AND TEN STEPS TO BUYING A CAR. WE ALSO DISTRIBUTE THESE PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE TO NON-PROFIT CREDIT AND HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES. WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED 1,853,564 FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS. LOCALLY, WE ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO PROMOTING FINANCIAL LITERACY TO THE UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR APPROACH PRIORITIZES BREAKING BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND MEETING INDIVIDUALS WHERE THEY ARE WITH TARGETED PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS: WE REACH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OFTEN OVERLOOKED BY MAINSTREAM SERVICES. WE COLLABORATE WITH ONEHEART, CORNERSTONE WOMEN'S APARTMENTS, THE VA, AND VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA, TO ENSURE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS RECEIVE THE COUNSELING AND EDUCATION THEY NEED. RECOGNIZING THE DIVERSITY OF CHALLENGES FACED BY INDIVIDUALS, WE ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THOSE STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION BY PARTNERING WITH CRISIS CARE CENTER, LSS, AND NORTHERN HILLS DRUG COURT. SIMILARLY, WE SUPPORT AT-RISK YOUTH THROUGH JOB CORPS AND FAMILY CONNECTIONS, AND SINGLE PARENTS THROUGH CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES' UPLIFTING PARENTS PROGRAM. INCLUSION FOR MARGINALIZED GROUPS: OUR WORK EXTENDS TO INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH PENNINGTON COUNTY JAIL, THE RAPID CITY WORK CENTER, THE PENNINGTON COUNTY JUVENILE SERVICE CENTER, AND THE WOMEN'S PRISON, HELPING THEM REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY WITH BETTER TOOLS AND RESOURCES. WE WORK WITH ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S TANF PROGRAM TO SERVE WORKING FAMILIES, MILITARY PERSONNEL, AND THOSE FACING ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. BUILDING INTENTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND TAILORING OUR SERVICES TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THESE POPULATIONS, WE STRIVE TO FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING, EMPOWERMENT, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL. IN 2024, LOCALLY WE REACHED 978 INDIVIDUALS WITH CLASSES AND 544 WITH ONLINE PROGRAMS.