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Financial Empowerment Community
July 22, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
SATURDAY, 7/22 AT 12PM: MOCAFI, BLACK-FOUNDED & LED TECH FIRM, JOINS THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, BIRMINGHAM NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND URBAN LEAGUE FOR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT AND HOMEOWNERSHIP POP-UPMoCaFi, with the goal of closing the racial wealth gap, is hosting “On Our Block” a pop-up event to engage local Birmingham residents on pathways to homeownership and wealth creation.
NEW YORK, NY — On Saturday, July 22nd at 12pm, MoCaFi—a financial technology firm dedicated to expanding access to banking services for underserved communities—will host a pop-up event called “On Our Block” to engage with Birmingham communities on financial literacy and the foundations of wealth creation. The event, sponsored by Truist, will feature a keynote panel with Birmingham Neighborhood Housing Services CEO Carol Clarke, and Executive Director Birmingham Business Resource Center Bob Dickerson,as well as homeownership coaching sessions with the Birmingham Urban League and other HUD providers. On Our Block is free and open to interested residents and includes food from Simone Kitchen, drinks, and music by DJ B. Brian. MoCaFi has previously hosted On Our Block events in Los Angeles, St. Louis, Ferguson, and New York. Members of the press can RSVP for the event at: https://mocafi.com/onourblock-old/birmingham/
WHAT: Community event for underbanked residents of Birmingham hosted by Black-led fintech firm, MoCaFi
WHO: Attending: MoCaFi “The Denmarks”, Birmingham Real Estate Influencers Local elected officials Panelists: Moderated by Isis Jones, entrepreneur and on-air personality Kelleigh Gamble, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Marcus Brown, National Association of Real Estate Brokers State of Alabama President Carol Clarke, CEO, Birmingham Neighborhood Housing Services Bob Dickerson, Executive Director Birmingham Business Resource Center Joe Ayers, Director Of Community Development, Woodlawn United William Baylor, Public Sales Director MoCaFi WHEN: Saturday, July 22nd, 12PM-3pmWHERE: SocialVentures 5529 1st Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35212
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About MoCaFiFounded by Black entrepreneur Wole Coaxum as Ferguson erupted in protests following the police shooting death of an unarmed Black teenager, MoCaFi was created address social inequities by closing the racial wealth gap.Today, MoCaFi is innovating banking to serve the 50 million unbanked & underbanked Americans. MoCaFi’s platform includes a prepaid Mastercard, FDIC-insured bank account, and money management app.