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AARP's Money Management Program
What is the Money Management Program?
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The AARP Money Management Program offers financial management assistance to low-income seniors and disabled persons.
The MMP promotes independent living and prevents homelessness, guardianship, or being placed in an institution. The MMP is available in 22 States. There is no charge to the client or volunteer.
What do MMP Volunteers Do?
After MMP volunteers undergo a thorough background check and training, they are matched with a client.
The volunteer can either be a Bill Payer or a Representative Payee.
Bill Payer volunteers help balance the client's checking account, organize bills, and other financial tasks the client might need.
Representative Payee volunteers provide in-depth financial management assistance, including managing the client's budget.
To learn more about the Money Management Program, submit your questions here.
What are the Qualifications to Be a Money Management Program Volunteer?
- Dependable
- Pass a criminal background check
- Complete volunteer training
- Trustworthy and Honest
- Ability to handle your own household finances and balance a checkbook
The Money Management Program is a great way to help a senior citizen or a disabled person keep their independence.
Money Management Assistance for Seniors
From The Silver Pages Submitted By CCCS
John, age 80, is blind. He lives on his own, but is unable to read his bills or write checks for payment. Sally, age 72, lives on a small income from Social Security. She is overwhelmed and nervous about her bills. She has a problem with her checks bouncing and her bills not being paid. Both John and Sally were referred by their caseworkers at Access to Consumer Credit Counseling's Money Management Program.
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Volunteerism Pays Off
His talent for money management is a way to help seniors in need.
By Heather Black Mail Tribune
| Don Reigger flipped open his black Razr and scrolled through his phone book to find Barbara Montoya's number. But when he called, his client wasn't answering. "I hope she's not out spending money," he said. "I told her not to spend over $100." Reigger is in charge of her finances. A 63-year old senior volunteer for AARP's Money Management Program at Consumer Credit Counseling Service in Medford, He has two clients who rely on him to help with paying bills each month. But Montoya, 77, has the most problems. To continue, click here |
A Client Testimonial
We received a very nice e-mail from a client regarding her meeting with her AARP Money Management volunteer, and thought we would share it with you.
"Good Afternoon Mr. Jones,
Yes we did have our meeting, I think it was on June 13th. She (AARP Volunteer) is so nice and I really appreciate it that she is willing to do this for me. I have struggled all of my life with paying bills on time, I suffer from ADD and I am a procrastinator really bad, that is why I have never really wanted even a charge account. I am the type of person that will say, I will do this on this date and the procrasticnate and it does not get done and then I forget all about it. So it has been a blessing to me to have someone like "AARP Volunteer name" that will do this for me. You do not know how much I appreciate it, so I want to say THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!!!." Signed- Name withheld
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