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REGION: North America
TOPIC: Social Issues
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SLIDE SHOW Posted: August 1, 2008   
Matched Savings Program Targets Miss. Poverty FLASH VERSION
AJFC Community Action helps families in nine poverty-plagued counties in southwest Mississippi by coordinating individual development accounts, known as IDAs. The program helps low-income people learn financial skills and save for homeownership. In this slide show, hear IDA participants describe their experiences.
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Produced by: Talea Miller
Royal Hill, Royal Hill helped start the Natchez, Miss.-based individual development accounts program in 2004.
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Royal Hill
Royal Hill helped start the Natchez, Miss.-based individual development accounts program in 2004.
Speaking: Royal Hill
Photo Credit: Talea Miller, Audio Credit: Talea Miller
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