OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE POLICY ADVOCACY, FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT, LA CONEXION AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES. POLICY ADVOCACY EMPHASIZES PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH AT LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS. FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SERVES LOW-/MODERATE-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA WITH FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER EDUCATION COURSES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES GROUP EDUCATION ON THE HOMEBUYING PROCESS AND MONEY MANAGMENT ISSUES (E.G. BUDGETING, SAVINGS, AND ASSET-BUILDING). IN ADDITION, INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE AND COUNSELING IN HOMEBUYING AND MONEY MANAGEMENT ISSUES ARE OFFERED, ALONG WITH FREE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) AND ITIN APPLICATIONS. LA CONEXION IS A PROGRAM TO TRAIN OTHERS IN CULTURALLY-COMPETENT APPROACHES TO THE GROWING LATINO POPULATION. THERE ARE MODULES THAT SHOW AN OVERVIEW, ALONG WITH SPECIFICALLY-TAILORED MODULES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR FOCUS AREAS, E.G. HEALTH, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, ETC. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES INCLUDE UTILIZING EXCESS BUILDING SPACE TO PRODUCE INCOME THROUGH RENTAL AGREEMENTS AND ENCOURAGES COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER LIKE-MINDED NOT-FOR-PROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES.

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