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ST. JAMES—The Meramec Regional Planning Commission, Phelps County Public Housing Authority (PHA) Family Self-Sufficiency Program will host a free workshop on savings and budgetingtechniques in Dixon.

The workshop will be held from 9-10 a.m. April 8 in the Community Room at Dixon Manor, located at 103 W. Chestnut in Dixon.

Phelps County PHA Senior Housing Coordinator Tammy Rigsby will present “Pay Yourself First: Budgeting and Saving” and “Ten Steps to Homeownership” and will be available for questions. This presentations focus on saving money, budgeting and preparing to purchase a home.
The workshop is offered at no cost to the participant.

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 a part 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.

Persons needing more information may call Linda Hollandsworth at 265-4200, ext. 130 or email lhollandsworth@meramecregion.org.

Formed in 1969, MRPC is a voluntary council of governments serving Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Osage, Phelps, Pulaski and Washington counties and their respective cities. A professional staff of 20, 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.