Financial literacy program opens in Macon

A national credit counseling and financial literacy program has opened in Macon, according to a news release.

On Thursday, Macon-Bibb County held an official ceremony welcoming Operation HOPE to the Buck Melton Center, 150 Sessions Drive. The agency’s program titled HOPE Inside Macon-Bibb provides credit and money management workshop four times a month.

The program , which started running workshops in Macon in February, is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Operation HOPE has focused on improving “financial dignity in underserved communities” since 1992, the release said.

For more information, call 478-741-9881.

This story was originally published May 12, 2016 at 6:24 PM with the headline "Financial literacy program opens in Macon."