The goals of Economic Development is to explore national and local trends that create unstable economic circumstances such as unemployment, underemployment, threats to Social Security, and wage inequities. The current National Economic Development initiative is Financial Fortitude, which is a process that will help program participants to set and define goals, develop a plan to achieve them, and to put the plan into action. 

The following are the ten focus areas of Economic Development: 

1. Goal Setting
2. Financial Planning
3. Budgeting
4. Debt Management
5. Savings & Investments
6. Retirement Planning
7. Homeownership
8. Insurance
9. Estate Planning
10. Entrepreneurship

These areas help our members and members of our Greater Dayton Community through financial education.

Our Chapter Programs Include: 

• Adopt A Black Business
• Estate Planning
• Retirement Planning
• Funeral Planning

Our Chapter Participates In: 

• The National D-Free Program

For more information or to partner on community programs, email: dac.fortitude@gmail.com