MANSFIELD — Catholic Charities is celebrating their 75th anniversary in Mansfield and is hosting the 7th annual Consumer Resource Fair, as part of National Consumer Protection Week (this year March 5 to 11), on Saturday, March 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Richland Mall.
“The purpose of National Consumer Protection Week is to educate and empower consumers on how to make informed decisions when it comes to their financial affairs,” said Rebecca Owens, Regional Director for Mansfield Catholic Charities. “We continue to see many people being preyed upon by scams and identify theft because they’re desperate to meet basic needs of food, shelter and medical care.”
Catholic Charities and over 20 organizations will provide free information on managing money and debt, protecting personal identification, and avoiding identify theft and scams.
Participants include the Ohio Attorney General’s office, Civista Bank, Mechanics Bank, Richland Bank, Sutton Bank, Woodforest National Bank, Richland County Adult Protective Services/JFS, Mansfield-Richland Public Library/First Call-211, Habitat for Humanity, NECIC/Temp2Higher, and Ohio Division of Financial Institutions. Richland County Sheriff’s office will be fingerprinting.
