For immediate release
For more information, contact
Linda Hollandsworth at (573) 265-4200 ext. 128
Free homeownership workshops planned in Owensville, Cuba
ST. JAMES—The Meramec Regional Planning Commission and the Phelps County Public Housing Authority (PHA) Family Self-Sufficiency Program will host two free workshops in Gasconade and Crawford counties May 13.
The Crawford County workshop will be held from 9 to10 a.m. May 13 in the annex building of Peoples Bank of Cuba, 500 W. Washington, Cuba, Mo.
Special speaker Joan Queen, APV compliance officer with Peoples Bank, will discuss Personal Finance 101 and how finances relate to homeownership.
The Gasconade County workshop will be held 11 a.m. to noon in the community room of Owensville Senior Housing at 1009 Springfield in Owensville.
Phelps County PHA senior housing coordinator, Tammy Rigsby, will present “Budgeting and Savings” and discuss the “10 Steps To Homeownership” at the Gasconade County meeting.
Workshops are offered at no cost to the participant, and pre-registration is not required.
Free training classes are a part of the MRPC and PHA’s efforts to help prepare families who are first-time homebuyers for homeownership and make them aware of the resources available to assist with homeownership. These workshops are apart of MRPC’s outreach efforts in partnership with senior citizen housing groups and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, which assists with grant funds to renovate senior citizen housing complexes throughout the region.
Contact Linda Hollandsworth at 265-4200, ext. 128 or email lhollandsworth@meramecregion.org for more information.
Formed in 1969, MRPC is a voluntary council of governments serving Crawford, Dent,Gasconade, Maries, Osage, Phelps, Pulaski and Washington counties and theirrespective cities. A professional staff of 23, directed by the MRPC board, offers technical assistance and services, such as grant preparation and administration, housing assistance, transportation planning, environmental planning, ordinance codification, business loans and other services to member communities.
MRPC provides administration for the Phelps County PHA, which offers rental assistance to very low-income families in Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Washington counties, and Phelps County, outside the city of Rolla.
To keep up with the latest MRPC and PHA news and events, visit the MRPC website at www.meramecregion.org or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/meramecregion.