CA$H Maine

Creating Assets, Savings & Hope

Three Numbers With a Big Impact!

Posted March 6, 2018

By Dottie Perham-Whittier, LA CA$H Co-Chair & Lewiston’s Community Relations Coordinator When hearing the words credit report and credit score, an individual may experience a sense of pride or, more commonly, think, “I don’t believe my credit score is what it should be.” For many, a pit-in-the-stomach fear ensues as to what those three numbers… Read more

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Tax prep volunteer puts minds at ease

Posted February 28, 2017

Longtime L-A CA$H volunteer Monica Lee sits at the Lewiston Memorial Armory recently during a daily tax preparation session.   Lee, who has been assisting residents with taxes for 10 years, says the program helps people “ease their mind.”  Written by Andrew Rice and published in the Sun Journal on February 20, 2017.  Not many… Read more

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Finances, College and the Single Parent

Posted February 10, 2017

By Dottie Perham-Whittier, LA CA$H Co-Chair When my son, Mack, was born in October of 1999, people told me he’d be 18 before I knew it. Looking at my 8 lb. 2 oz. bundle of joy, I thought people were crazy to say that. However, time has flown by! He will be 18 and graduates… Read more