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Soaries to Speak to Morgan State University Students on dfree® and Financial Literacy
Financial Literacy Symposium held at Morgan State Univ. with guest speaker, Dr. Soaries, founder of the dfree® Financial Freedom Movement
WHAT: Author, Orator and Pastor DeForest B. Soaries, Jr. will speak to Morgan State University students on saving, budgeting and credit, and will introduce the dfree® Financial Freedom Movement
WHEN: 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016
WHERE: Morgan State University, 2201 Argonne Dr., Baltimore, MD 21251, Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center, Gilliam Concert Hall
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WHY: Rev. Dr. Soaries, creator of the dfree® movement and founder of the dfree® Global Foundation, Inc., will provide tips and resources for students to ensure financial success throughout college and into their future. The Morgan State Financial Literacy Program (FLP) aims to provide students with fiscal knowledge as they embark upon adulthood. In partnership with PNC Bank, FLP provides students with workshops, symposiums and other activities to guarantee an easier path to financial achievement.
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Soaries also has issued a Billion Dollar Challenge as a national initiative and free resource to help individuals and families collectively pay down $1 billion in consumer debt. “So many people are drowning in personal debt and, worse, they just don’t know how to get out. But there is a way out,” he said. “dfree® takes people from debts, delinquencies and deficits to deposits, dividends and deeds. It’s a program that requires personal responsibility, commitment and support from others.”
Churches and others who have found success using the dfree® program will join together November 2016 for the 5th Annual Financial Freedom Conference, “Say Yes to the Next Level,” being hosted this year at Soaries’ church, First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, New Jersey.
About dfree®:
Founded in 2005, dfree® is a financial freedom movement that addresses the cultural, psychological and spiritual influences on financial wellness and offers practical strategies for achieving financial success. dfree® was featured by CNN in a 90-minute documentary, “Almighty Debt,” an installment of the “Black in America” series, hosted by Soledad O’Brien. The dfree® strategy is being used by hundreds of churches and organizations worldwide. For more information about dfree® visit www.mydfree.org and follow the hashtag, #dFreeNextLevel, on social media.
Churches can join the dfree® movement by contacting Sheldon Stevenson at SStevenson@mydfree.org or Tamika Stembridge at TStembridge@mydfree.org.
About Soaries:
DeForest B. Soaries Jr. is the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, New Jersey and former New Jersey Secretary of State. Soaries, Soaries is the author of Say Yes to No Debt: 12 Steps to Financial Freedom. #