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United Way highlights Financial Empowerment Center; council proclaims April 2025 Financial Literacy Month

3269884 · April 22, 2025
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United Way Northwest Louisiana presented results of its Financial Empowerment Center—925 clients helped since 2020 with reported debt reduction and savings increases—and the Shreveport City Council adopted a resolution recognizing April 2025 as Financial Literacy Month.

United Way Northwest Louisiana briefed the Shreveport City Council on the work of its Financial Empowerment Center during the April 8, 2025, meeting; the council then adopted Resolution 58 recognizing April 2025 as Financial Literacy Month in Shreveport.

Florence Jackson, identified in the presentation as director of the Financial Empowerment Center, said the center has helped 925 clients since 2020, reporting an aggregate debt reduction of $3,000,000 and…

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