Simple, direct consumer advice and information arranged in a 16 page pocket-sized booklet by Jane Carroll, a faculty member of the Threshold Program of Lesley College in Cambridge and by Paul Schlaver the Executive Director of the Cambridge Consumers' Council.

A Consumer's Pocket Guide was initiated as a sabbitical project by Jane Carroll and it then became a joint venture with Paul Schlaver, who found funding for it through VISA USA, Inc. and developed the multi-city reference guide idea for the center pages of the booklet. The booklet was designed for use by programs that serve adults with learning disabilities (as does the Threshold Program), but it has proven to be helpful to adult literacy and English-as-a-second-language programs as well.

12 links listed below

Banking Catalog Sales Retail Sales Tipping Transportation Utilities

Credit Cards Door to Door Sales Memberships Postal Services Telephone Sales

You can find the "Local Resources" listed for the ten locations in the United States currently using the booklet. You could also click on one of the locations as listed below to immediately reach the resources list:

• Massachusetts (Cambridge, Somerville, Boston)
• West Virginia (state-wide adult literacy program)
• Alabama (Birmingham)
• Florida (Tampa)
• New Hampshire (Salem)
• California (Santa Cruz)
• California (San Diego Country)
• Virginia (Norfolk)
• Pennsylvania (Harrisburg Area)
• New York (Mamaroneck)

Your questions or comments about this project are welcome. You may send e-mails to the two project developers:

  Paul Schlaver: pschlaver@ci.cambridge.ma.us