Better Business Bureau public event to offer financial information

DAYTON — The Better Business Bureau is hosting a free event to offer the public information about financial planning and money management.

The BBB Financial & Health Fair is scheduled Wednesday, Dec. 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Charles R. Drew Community Health Center, 1323 W. Third St. in Dayton.

Better Business Bureau officials said the event will include information to help people identify, and protect themselves against, common scam schemes.

Representatives of the Ohio attorney general, Ohio Department of Insurance, Internal Revenue Service, Ohio Consumers’ Counsel, Social Security Administration and state treasurer’s office are to be available to answer questions about financial issues.

Free health screenings and assessments will also be offered, BBB officials said.

For more information, call (937) 225-5700. Free transportation is available by calling (937) 263-6947.