Many older Americans believe it’s impossible to gain a measure of financial well-being. At the National federation of Community Development Credit Unions we are working through our Better Directions program to expand economic opportunities for the aging in low-income and underserved communities across the nation; helping them create and rebuild assets through trusted relationships with credit unions.
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| An older community member was referred to Mid Cities Credit Union in Compton California for help with refinancing a high-priced auto loan read story > |
Melanie Stern, Senior Program Officer at the National makes a commitment at the Clinton Global Initiative USA to build the Better Directions network see video > |
Joanne came to the East River Development Alliance for help with managing her rent and came away with help from ERDA and the ERDA Federal Credit Union read story> |


