COMMUNITY RESOURCES TECHNICIANS, INC.

CRAWFORD SEBASTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

C-SCDC is a community action agency working to improve the lives of low-income individuals and families, and the communities in which they live. Our goal is to help clients achieve self-sufficient living. C-SCDC was organized in 1965 and is a private, non-profit corporation. Our board of directors is made up of low income, public and private representatives. We inject over $8,000,000 a year into the local economy with over 1,600 volunteers used in various programs. Approximately $12 million in-kind donations are made each year and we hold board meetings every 4th Thursday of the month except for the months of August and November.

CREDIT COUNSELING OF ARKANSAS

Since 1995, non-profit Credit Counseling of Arkansas (CCOA), Inc. has helped thousands of families with personal finances issues by making a positive difference through helping people master their personal finances through free budget, credit & housing counseling, free seminars, credit report reviews and a Debt Management Program that can reduce interest rates, stop late fees, and stop collection calls. Less debt, more life! Many who struggle with debt didn’t get there because of carefree spending. They have debt stemming from a crisis, such as: job loss, reduced work hours, divorce or medical bills. CCOA can help! Caring, confidential credit counseling is available in-office (Fayetteville, Bentonville, Fort Smith), by telephone, and online in English, Spanish and Marshallese. CCOA offers free financial education seminars to the community (fee charged for for-profit businesses) as well as free budget and credit counseling. CCOA also offer bankruptcy counseling and education, housing counseling, mortgage delinquency counseling, reverse mortgage counseling, student loan counseling and credit report reviews. All credit counseling organizations are not the same. Some are trustworthy, while others are not. CCOA has a proven, 20-year track record of serving others, is a Better Business Bureau (BBB) member with an A+ rating (the highest), a member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) and accredited by The Council on Accreditation (COA). CCOA is also a United Way funded agency. The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal and The Arkansas Business Journal both chose CCOA as a finalist for Non-Profit Organization of the Year. The Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce gave CCOA the Pillar Award for Outstanding Community Service. The Benton County Daily Record said this about CCOA, “Some credit counseling outfits are less than reputable. CCOA, however, is an upstanding organization.” CCOA’s financial experts have been featured numerous times in the media, including: ABC 40/29, CBS KFSM 5, NBC KNWA 24/51, Fox 24, The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas, The Northwest Arkansas Times, The Benton County Daily Record and The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, as well as CitiScapes and Celebrate Arkansas magazines. CCOA has clients throughout the country. With one phone call or click, you will be on your way to increasing your financial knowledge and financial fitness. Here’s what clients have to say about CCOA: “I felt there was no hope. You folks helped turn my life around.” “Our son has been ill since he was 11 years old and it ruined us financially. CCOA saved our lives.” “Due date for first baby is only three days away and without CCOA we couldn’t have afforded to start a family.” “Thanks to CCOA, my marriage and my life are strong and steady.”

CREDIT COUNSELING OF ARKANSAS - BENTONVILLE

CREDIT COUNSELING OF ARKANSAS - FORT SMITH

Since 1995, non-profit Credit Counseling of Arkansas (CCOA), Inc. has helped thousands of families with personal finances issues by making a positive difference through helping people master their personal finances through free budget, credit & housing counseling, free seminars, credit report reviews and a Debt Management Program that can reduce interest rates, stop late fees, and stop collection calls. Less debt, more life! Many who struggle with debt didn’t get there because of carefree spending. They have debt stemming from a crisis, such as: job loss, reduced work hours, divorce or medical bills. CCOA can help! Caring, confidential credit counseling is available in-office (Fayetteville, Bentonville, Fort Smith), by telephone, and online in English, Spanish and Marshallese. CCOA offers free financial education seminars to the community (fee charged for for-profit businesses) as well as free budget and credit counseling. CCOA also offer bankruptcy counseling and education, housing counseling, mortgage delinquency counseling, reverse mortgage counseling, student loan counseling and credit report reviews. All credit counseling organizations are not the same. Some are trustworthy, while others are not. CCOA has a proven, 20-year track record of serving others, is a Better Business Bureau (BBB) member with an A+ rating (the highest), a member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) and accredited by The Council on Accreditation (COA). CCOA is also a United Way funded agency. The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal and The Arkansas Business Journal both chose CCOA as a finalist for Non-Profit Organization of the Year. The Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce gave CCOA the Pillar Award for Outstanding Community Service. The Benton County Daily Record said this about CCOA, “Some credit counseling outfits are less than reputable. CCOA, however, is an upstanding organization.” CCOA’s financial experts have been featured numerous times in the media, including: ABC 40/29, CBS KFSM 5, NBC KNWA 24/51, Fox 24, The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas, The Northwest Arkansas Times, The Benton County Daily Record and The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, as well as CitiScapes and Celebrate Arkansas magazines. CCOA has clients throughout the country. With one phone call or click, you will be on your way to increasing your financial knowledge and financial fitness. Here’s what clients have to say about CCOA: “I felt there was no hope. You folks helped turn my life around.” “Our son has been ill since he was 11 years old and it ruined us financially. CCOA saved our lives.” “Due date for first baby is only three days away and without CCOA we couldn’t have afforded to start a family.” “Thanks to CCOA, my marriage and my life are strong and steady.”

IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, INCORPORATED

MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, ARKANSAS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, INC.

Mississippi County, Arkansas, Economic Opportunity Commission is committed to promoting stability and economic security to families and children living in Mississippi County, Arkansas, and its other service areas by providing supportive services through partnerships with other agencies, jurisdictions, and stakeholders. An essential element of MCAEOC programs is the development and implementation of long-term solutions. MCAEOC is successful at creation and implementing programs that meet the needs of local residents. Our programs address wide range of community issues and we are in a unique position to bring these diverse programs under one overriding mission of sustainability. Through its neighborhood services centers and special projects, MCAEOC provides a community-based system of service provision to and advocacy for the poor to meet their needs and to enhance the quality of their lives, regardless of race, religion, sex, age, handicap or national origin. MCAEOC provides some services directly and refers people to other available services.

MONEY MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL - LITTLE ROCK

NACA (NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA) LITTLE ROCK, AR

The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (“NACA”) is a non-profit, community advocacy and homeownership organization. NACA’s primary goal is to build strong, healthy neighborhoods in urban and rural areas nationwide through affordable homeownership. NACA has made the dream of homeownership a reality for thousands of working people by counseling them honestly and effectively, enabling even those with poor credit to purchase a home or modify their predatory loan with far better terms than those provided even in the prime market.

NORTHWEST REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY