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Checking for Possible Fraud with Foreclosure Rescue Companies

Need to check to see if a foreclosure rescue company is being sued for possible fraud? This file compiles state and federal actions against foreclosure rescue companies.

Glossary of Mortgage and Foreclosure Terms

Don’t know what a 2-28 ARM is? What’s the difference between an adjustable-rate and a fixed-rate mortgage? Here’s a glossary of terms to help you out.

Facing the Mortgage Crisis Document List

If you are looking for mortgage assistance you will need to have many documents ready to share with lenders, help agencies and service providers. No matter what program or agency you go to you will need to provide information to determine your eligibility.

Low-Cost Activities, Plus Week in Review (A Place of Our Own)

The current financial crisis is impacting children, families and child care providers throughout this country.  A very special episode of A Place of Our Own focuses on providing tips and advice to help families and child care providers, not just endure, but thrive during these difficult times.  Also featured will be one of the most versatile toys available for kids: the cardboard box.  With paint, scissors, glue and tape, lowly cardboard boxes can be transformed into castles, cars, airplanes, or almost anything a child is able to imagine.

Caregivers Coping in Hard Times (A Place of Our Own)

The economic downturn has hit child care providers especially hard.  As parents face financial difficulties, many have been unable to bear the cost of paid child care, causing child care provider to lose business.  How can child care providers weather this financial storm without sacrificing the quality of care?  This issue will be explored on a special episode of A Place of Our Own.  With advice from child care specialist, Jocelyn Tucker and coping techniques from psychiatrist, Dr. Charles Sophy, A Place of Our Own will focus on practical solutions for child care providers - to help them reduce the costs associated with child care and explore alternative funding sources that may relieve some of their economic burdens.

Trimming Your Family’s Food Budget (A Place of Our Own)

Children need to eat healthy foods in order to grow and properly develop. But with many families’ food budgets shrinking during tough economic times, some parents might be tempted sacrifice nutritious and natural foods for lower cost processed food.  “Trimming Your Families Food Budget” will show you how to give your children the nutritious foods they require while cutting down your grocery bill at the same time.  Plus, poor nutrition and hunger can have a social and emotional impact on your family, so child psychiatrist Dr. Charles Sophy advises on how to weather the storm during an economic hardship.

Financial Tips to Help Families Cope (A Place of Our Own)

The financial challenges many of us are facing today affect the entire family dynamic and can be overwhelming to manage.  This can be due to the inability for many people to pay for such necessities as rent, child care, utility bills, and more.  “Financial Tips to Help Families Cope” is about helping families discover new ways save money, cut costs and prioritize monthly spending to get the most for your dollar.  Plus, child psychiatrist Dr. Charles Sophy continues to lend his expertise on how to help children as we all learn to cope with new financial changes.

Protecting Kids Emotionally During Tough Economic Times (A Place of Our Own)

The current financial crisis is impacting families throughout this country.  New economic realities are forcing many families to make changes, both big and small, which affect their children.  A very special, and timely, episode of A Place of Our Own examines how we, as adults, can help young children understand changing financial circumstances without scaring them.  This special episode of A Place of Our Own features child psychiatrist, Dr. Charles Sophy, helping the Sharp family explain to their 2 ½ -year-old son why they’ve had to move in with a family member after his father lost his job.  This show gives parents the tools to reassure and emotionally support their children, to help them cope during these sometimes frightening and unstable times.

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