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Career Information for Youth - Occupation summaries sorted by subjects, interests and hobbies common among students. Written in everyday English we can all understand. Career Information for Youth (Teacher's Guide) - Background information on the Career Information for Youth page, to help you decide if it's right for your students. Career Voyages - Explore tomorrow's jobs today through this exciting look at high growth, high demand occupations; along with the skills and education needed to attain them! College Exploration - How do you choose the right college? How do you prepare your child for college? Check out these sites to find out. File a Consumer Complaint - Whether successfully mediating credit card or utility billing disputes on behalf of consumers or acting as a consumer liaison or a troubleshooter for victims of identity theft, the NYS Consumer Protection Board (CPB) advocates for and empowers New York consumers with direct intervention on many issues. The Agency responds to individual consumer complaints by working to settle disputes between a consumer and a business through voluntary mediation. Through this intervention, the CPB achieves significant savings in the form of refunds, rebates, credits, and avoided costs which in 2008 reached more than $1.1 million. These savings significantly impact the lives of consumers who suffer from real hardship. Financial Life Skills Tools - In these difficult economic times, you might be seeking to create or modify your family budget or just want to focus on one area of your financial health, using these helpful NYS Consumer Protection Board (CPB) financial planning tools. Find information about credit usage and counseling, debt collection and mediation, financial planners, and payday loans on the CPB?s website. You will also find the CPB?s Money Maps budgeting series available for personal use. Paying for College - It's never too early to start saving for your child's education. Here are some sites with advice on just how to do that. Planning for the Future - Learn what you can do to help your child plan for and explore careers. Test Preparation - Get your children ready for regents exams, college, intermediate, and elementary prep tests. |







