{"id":3407,"date":"2023-09-20T09:59:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T13:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/?p=3407"},"modified":"2023-09-20T09:59:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T13:59:51","slug":"catamount-life-skills-program-for-students-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/catamount-life-skills-program-for-students-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"Catamount Life Skills Program for Students Launched"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3409\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2023\/09\/catamount-life-skills.jpg?resize=525%2C295\" alt=\"An illustration of several colorful apartment buildings with the title of Catamount Life Skills.\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2023\/09\/catamount-life-skills.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2023\/09\/catamount-life-skills.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2023\/09\/catamount-life-skills.jpg?w=1050 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The UVM Department of Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE) and the Vermont Attorney General&#8217;s Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) are pleased to announce the launch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/cals\/cdae\/catamount-life-skills\">Catamount Life Skills<\/a> series. This engaging educational series will help UVM students learn about important life skills to successfully thrive in Burlington and beyond.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Topics will include avoiding housing scams, navigating renting in Vermont, student loans, taxes, how to build credit, and how to network. The Catamount Life Skills Series is made possible by a collaboration between CDAE and CAP.<\/p>\n<p>The next event is entitled, Student Loans: Private vs. Federal. Students are invited to join Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Merideth Chaudoir to talk through both federal and private student loans. Students will get information about how to navigate student loans, review repayment plan toolkits, and discuss various materials and programs available to borrowers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UVM Department of Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE) and the Vermont Attorney General&#8217;s Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) are pleased to announce the launch of the Catamount Life Skills series. This engaging educational series will help UVM students learn about important life skills to successfully thrive in Burlington and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7974,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,1,53],"tags":[17,111,83],"class_list":["post-3407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cals","category-events","category-programs","tag-cdae","tag-consumer-assistance","tag-students"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3564,"url":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/cdae-consumer-assistance-offer-student-loan-advice\/","url_meta":{"origin":3407,"position":0},"title":"CDAE &amp; Consumer Assistance Offer Student Loan Advice","author":"CALS Communications","date":"October 18, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"On October 18, 2023, the Consumer Assistance Program and the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics will host an event on student loans for the UVM community. 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