Outreach & Training
Consumer Action’s multilingual and multicultural Community Outreach Managers counsel consumers, offer technical advice, conduct train-the-trainer workshops and presentations at community events and national conferences and provide expert analysis and commentary to English, Spanish and Chinese media on a variety of consumer issues. Aware that the best way to reach vulnerable consumer populations is to work with trusted community entities, Consumer Action’s outreach staff leverages our national network of more than 8,000 community-based organizations… Read More »
Our Events
News and photos about Consumer Action's recent activities and events.
- Massachusetts non-profits learn about MoneyWi$e (Jun 16, 2009)
To empower counselors, educators and frontline advocates with financial education knowledge and provide them with the tools they need to… - High school students on both coasts learn about credit and how to save for college education (Jun 16, 2009)
Consumer Action’s trainers Sol Carbonell and Nelson Santiago participated in the 2009 Ready to Lead (R2L) workshops organized by the… - Chinatown Families Economic Resource Fair (May 18, 2009)
Sponsor: Chinatown Families Economic Self-Sufficient Coalition Consumer Action team members Jamie Woo and Kinny Li attended the Chinatown Families Economic… - A Rainy Night In Georgia (May 11, 2009)
Community Outreach Manager, Linda J. Williams, was jolted out of a deep sleep by a sharp, large crack of thunder,… - CA Goes WIC (May 07, 2009)
When the California WIC Association (CWA) rolled out its “Workplace Wellness Program” at its’ annual conference, CA’s Outreach Manager Linda… - Consumer Action at LULAC’s National Women’s Conference (May 05, 2009)
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) National Women’s Conference brought leaders and experts from around the country together… - Hundreds flock to Financial Literacy Day on Capitol Hill (May 01, 2009)
While members of the U.S. House of Representatives debated the merits of cracking down on credit card practices, many Congressional… - Ohio Saves Presents MoneyWi$e Materials (Apr 20, 2009)
The Ohio Treasurer of State, Kevin L. Boyce and his staff hosted an America Saves / A Call to Action… - Consumer Action celebrates Black History Month in St. Louis (Apr 02, 2009)
During the month of February this year, Consumer Action celebrated Black History Month with the national group, Blacks in Government’s… - MoneyWi$e at the NCRC Annual Conference (Apr 01, 2009)
Held in Washington, DC, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition conference attracted hundreds of organizations from across the country. Leaders from… - Outreach at California First Lady's We Connect Event (Mar 25, 2009)
No sooner had Community Outreach Manager Nelson Santiago set up Consumer Action's literature table at California First Lady Maria Shriver's… - Housing outreach for National Consumer Protection Week (Mar 25, 2009)
The 18th annual Consumer Information Fair at Evans Community Adult School provided Consumer Action Outreach Manager Nelson Santiago an opportunity… - Consumer Action and Capital One Bank host financial literacy training in Austin (Mar 03, 2009)
More than fifty organizations from Texas gathered in Austin to… - Year of the Ox Chinese New Year Celebration (Feb 23, 2009)
Sponsor: California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) Outreach team members Audrey Perrott and Jamie Woo attended the Year of the Ox… - Consumer Action shares resources with extension educators (Feb 03, 2009)
Educators from across Wisconsin, representing more than 22 counties, joined a teleconference to learn more about Consumer Action’s resources for…

