Star Tribune: St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter proposes new city office to serve low-income residents
“More than 1 in 5 St. Paul households have no net worth. One in 3 do not have…
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Pioneer Press: To fight poverty, St. Paul mayor wants an official Office of Financial Empowerment
“In the name of helping everyday St. Paul residents achieve financial stability, Mayor Melvin Carter has advocated for…
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Prepare + Prosper welcomes new members to Board of Directors, names new Board president
Media Contact: Stacy Opitz, Prepare + Prosper stacy@prepareandprosper.org / 651-262-2162 Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHskDrjFy8 ST. PAUL, MN (August 23, 2018)…
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Minnesota Public Radio: Need cash? See if you qualify for property tax refund — even if you're renting
“Minnesotans have a little less than a month to file for property tax refunds for 2016. The deadline…
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Pioneer Press: Sunrise Bank and a nonprofit team to serve the Twin Cities’ ‘unbanked’
“It’s pricey to be poor. Tracy Fischman, executive director of the St. Paul-based nonprofit Prepare + Prosper, points out…
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American Banker: Mobile app for underbanked looks to go national
“You could easily mistake Anne Leland Clark, a Twin Cities nonprofit executive, for a banker with with big,…
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Minnesota Business: Banking program to provide alternatives for underserved communities
“Twin Cities-based nonprofit Prepare + Prosper has joined forces with Sunrise Banks to launch the pilot phase of…
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Prepare + Prosper Launches Pilot Phase of Three-Product FAIR Financial Solution to Address Needs of Financially Underserved
Organization Partners with Sunrise Banks to Issue the FAIR Products to 100 People Contact: Cathy Kennedy, Cathryn Kennedy…
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Star Tribune: New program aims to provide lower-cost alternative to payday lenders
“Twin Cities-based nonprofit Prepare + Prosper and Sunrise Banks will announce Wednesday a multiyear plan to provide thousands…
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Star Tribune: Minnesota Capitol standoff fuels worries about chaotic tax season next year
“The stalemate over taxes between Gov. Mark Dayton and the GOP-controlled Legislature is fueling worries of a turbulent…
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Star Tribune: Readers Write: Minnesota Legislature and tax policy
“The article on the state response to the new federal tax law is a reminder of the complexity…
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Minnesota Public Radio: Minnesota nonprofits say grant search has gotten tougher
“It’s crunch time for Rick Terzick. The director of the Cochran House men’s homeless shelter in Hastings faces…
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