The Beehive
The Beehive is the flagship program of One Economy Corporation.
The Beehive offers information on various topics including Money, Health & Fitness, School, Jobs & Careers, Starting & Owning a Business, Family, Emergencies, and Insurance. While these might seem like "obvious" pieces of information, an isolated, low-income person may not know how to go about obtaining a credit report, picking out affordable insurance, performing an online job search, or saving for retirement. The site is not only multi-lingual, it's written in language that low-literacy individuals should be able to more easily understand. I plan on writing more about each of these sections of the website throughout the later hours of Blogathon.
Since its launch six years ago in 2001, the Beehive has been visited over 10.7 million times. What are people getting help with when they visit The Beehive? By the end of 2006:
- 400,000 got help finding and evaluating child care
- 315,000 high-school students found homework help
- 325,000 people learned how to plan a family budget
- 650,000 people learned how to file for unemployment benefits
- Income tax filers got $1.8 million in refunds on their 2006 income tax returns
Please note: When you first visit The Beehive, it will ask you to select a region. If you don't see your municipality (mostly only major cities are listed), just click National Beehive and begin enjoying the site. If you do see your local community listed, you're in great luck, because you'll find even more information tailored just for you!
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