Month: December 2005 | Debt Management Credit Counseling Corp.

PUBLISHED – The Boca Raton News – December 2, 2005Contact: Jessica Stokes, Education and Research Coordinator
jessica@dmcconline.orgBoca High gets a lesson in budgeting from local debt and credit counselor.

“Does anybody here have a credit card?” asked Jessica Stokes, to students attending a business systems and technology course. Boca Raton Community High School senior Dorothy Pierre- Louis offers a debit card. “My mom advised me not to get a credit card just yet, and if I did I should use it only for emergencies,” Pierre- Louis said. That was the message Stokes wanted to convey during the crash course in budgeting. Stokes is an education and resource coordinator for Debt Management Credit Counseling Corporation, a non-profit organization that counsels people who are in debt. During the hour-long class, Stokes discussed how to make a budget, how credit cards work, and how to avoid identity theft.