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Because living within your means is the first step towards self-sufficiency, Skyline CAP offers money management counseling services to clients. As part of the agency's Emergency Assistance and Housing Counseling programs, counselors work with clients to review budgets and spending priorities. To access these services, contact the housing counselor in your county.
 Orange County and Madison County: Sara Hall 540-948-2237x230
Greene County: Jack Naylor or Gail Weakley 434-985-6066
Skyline CAP, Inc. provides emergency assistance to residents in our three-county service area (Madison, Orange, and Greene counties). Emergency Assistance funds provide payments toward transportation and medical expenses, past due utility or rent/mortgage payments and food, when an unexpected crisis occurs. Assistance is limited to a specific amount and is offered in conjunction with budget counseling, short-term case management and referrals are made where applicable. Other resources within the county can provide additional assistance for those bills that exceed the allowable amount.
For assistance, contact the Emergency Assistance coordinator in your county:
Madison County: Sara Hall 540-948-2237x230
Orange County: Ruth Bramlett 540-672-7490
Greene County: Maxine Shipp or Janet Frye 434-985-6066
In addition, the agency received a grant from Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University to offer clients a 13-week, comprehensive money management course. In FPU, you will meet with your class each week to watch a video lesson and participate in discussion groups that will change how you think about money. The small group sessions are intended to promote accountability and deepen the discussions about the lessons learned. In each video session, Dave Ramsey explains how money really works in a simple, easy-to-understand style. Each of the 13 Lessons deals with a different topic that will change the way you think about personal finance.
To find out more, go to www.daveramsey.com.
If you would like to know when the next class will be held, please contact Brandi Day at 540-948-2237 x150 or bday@skylinecap.org.
For those of you looking for immediate solutions, check out the tools and forms available at www.daveramsey.com, including this 60-second budget maker.
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