Cambridge Savings Bank recently provided four financial education lessons to men participating in Umoja, The Salvation Army’s residential recovery and transitional program in Cambridge.

The lessons, taught by trained financial educators from the bank’s CSBsmart program, were custom-tailored for the group, focusing on budgeting and savings, checking account management, credit smarts and fraud smarts.

Umoja, which means "unity" in Swahili, helps men overcome setbacks such as homelessness and substance abuse by giving them food and shelter and having them participate in classes to help them work on maintaining employment, saving income and paying off debts.

"We are honored to support the life-changing help that the Salvation Army provides to the men of their Umoja group," Wayne Patenaude, Cambridge Savings Bank’s president and CEO, said in a statement.