Virginia Cooperative Extension

Home Ownership Seminar

This six-hour seminar held on Saturdays brings you expert guest speakers including a lender and real estate professional who will explain how each step of the process works and answer your questions. Choose the location that is best for you:

Saturday, January 11, 2025, 9AM - 3PM - MANASSAS LOCATION - SIGN UP HERE: https://bit.ly/HOSRegistrations

Saturday, January 25, 2025, 9AM - 3PM - WOODBRIDGE LOCATION - SIGN UP HERE: https://bit.ly/HOSRegistrations

Saturday, February 8, 2025, 9AM - 3PM - MANASSAS LOCATION - SIGN UP HERE: https://bit.ly/HOSRegistrations

Saturday, February 22, 2025, 9AM - 3PM - WOODBRIDGE LOCATION - SIGN UP HERE: https://bit.ly/HOSRegistrations

 

Smart Money Management

This seminar packs Income, Expenses, Assets and Liabilities management into one two-hour session. It examines spending habits, explains net worth and cash flow; offers better credit and debt management tools while guiding you to create your personalized spending plan. Choose one of the classes listed below:

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 1PM - 3PM – ZOOM CLASS, SIGN UP HERE: https://bit.ly/2smartmoney Registration form will be sent to you via Adobe Sign.

Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 7PM - 9PM IN-PERSON AT WOODBRIDGE LOCATION, SIGN UP HERE: https://bit.ly/2smartmoney Registration form will be completed in the in-person class.

Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 1PM-3PM -  ZOOM CLASS, SIGN UP HERE: https://bit.ly/2smartmoney Registration form will be sent to you via Adobe Sign.

Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 7PM - 9PM IN-PERSON AT WOODBRIDGE LOCATION, SIGN UP HERE: https://bit.ly/2smartmoney Registration form will be completed in the in-person class.

Financial Assessment

This is a one-on-one counseling session with one of our HUD certified Housing Counselors.

 By appointment only.  Email [email protected] to request an appointment.

NOTE: These classes are open to anyone. You do NOT have to be in the First Time Home Buyer Program

FES I – Budgeting Basics

FES II – Borrowing Basics

FES III – Understanding Credit Reports and Scores

FES IV – Identity Theft, Avoiding Fraud and Scams

SIGN UP HERE: https://bit.ly/FinancialEmpowermentSeries for enrollment into this series. Link to registration form will be sent to you via Adobe Sign.

TBA-Avoiding Foreclosure 

Tuesday, February 4, 7PM - 9PM Avoiding Predatory Lending

TBA-Budgeting Basics

Thursday, January 9, 7PM - 9PM Credit & Debt Management

Thursday, January 23, 7PM- 9PM Getting for Taxes 

Wednesday, January 15, 7PM - 9PM  Paying for College

TBA-Rental Success

TBA-Setting Financial Goals

Visit our monthly calendar to sign up for these classes.

Each month we offer a class topic in-person, at the Virginia Careers Works Center.  Classes are held weekly at 10:00 AM the first three weeks of the month.  When possible, the third week format includes a special guest speaker who is an expert on the topic of the month. 

Topics include but are not limited to:

Avoiding foreclosure

Predatory Lending

Preparing for Retirement

Understanding Credit Reports and Scores

(SIGN UP HERE) Registration form will be completed in class.

Each Thursday we hold Small Business 101 virtually at 12PM (Noon), where we share tips and resources for starting and managing a small business.

SIGN UP HERE: http://www.pwcva.gov/money for our Small Business 101 class. 

SIGN UP HERE: http://www.pwcva.gov/money for our Small Business 102 class held on alternating months.

SIGN UP HERE: http://www.pwcva.gov/money for our Small Business 103 class held occasionally.