Outreach & Training
Consumer Action’s multilingual and multicultural community outreach managers work to empower individual consumers and community educators nationwide through free, unbiased, rights-focused consumer literacy information and training. 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 nearly 7,000 community-based organizations—the largest and most diverse of its kind—by providing information and tools to enable them to educate and advocate… Read More »
Our Events
News and photos about Consumer Action's recent activities and events.
- California Privacy Initiative webinar explains privacy rights (Jun 05, 2022)
By Nelson Santiago Consumer Action hosted a webinar last month about how Californians can exercise their rights under the California… - Advice for safeguarding financial data (Dec 05, 2021)
By Nelson Santiago FinTech tools (apps and platforms) can help consumers make payments, invest, budget, save money, and view their… - Navigating children’s and teens’ mental health, privacy in pandemic (Jan 05, 2021)
Speakers included Jamie D. Aten, Ph.D., founder and executive director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute (and author of such articles… - Protecting yourself from cons in the age of COVID (Aug 05, 2020)
A recent Consumer Action “Coping with COVID-19” webinar explained that fraud can impact your pocketbook and your health. As the… - Consumer Action to host financial technology (FinTech) trainings (Feb 05, 2020)
Consumer Action will host two in-person trainings—one on Feb. 5 in Los Angeles and the other on Feb. 19 in… - Online safety trainings held in Philly, Oakland (Mar 05, 2016)
We rely on the Internet for so much these days, from shopping to banking to socializing and entertainment, but there… - Florida workshops on new phone network, Internet safety (Jan 05, 2016)
Residents, community organization staff and volunteers in South Florida's West Delray Beach area learned how phone technology is evolving and… - Five and counting for Consumer Action’s National Conference (Jan 05, 2015)
Now in its fifth year, the Consumer Action National Consumer Empowerment Conference is a hub for community activists who… - MoneyWi$e educates young adults and shelter residents (Nov 05, 2013)
Sharing the Basics, and much more Visiting Ruby’s Place, Inc., Perrott presented banking basics and tips for avoiding and repairing… - MoneyWi$e spells financial literacy in the community (Sep 05, 2013)
Oak Tree Vineyards photos provided courtesy of Rod Vasarhely, photographer. MoneyWi$e is the financial literacy partnership that was founded… - California groups learn about medical records privacy (Sep 05, 2013)
The work was made possible by a grant from the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment. On… - CBOs gather for briefing on social media privacy (Jan 05, 2013)
Nearly 30 participants gathered for the four-hour event, which included presentations from Consumer Action privacy expert Michelle De Mooy… - Consumer Action and Google collaborate on technology events (Nov 05, 2012)
The partners held an Oct. 10 briefing at Google’s Washington, DC offices, attended by 40 representatives of non-profit and community… - WirelessED Training in Oakland (Oct 13, 2011)
Consumer Action and AT&T hosted a WirelessED training in September for the staff of community-based organizatons (CBOs) and government agencies… - Privacy Rights Workshop a big hit In Seaside (Jun 17, 2009)
Participants came to the training with a thirst for knowledge and numerous questions about privacy and particularly identity (ID) theft,…
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