Offering Free Financial Counseling and Coaching

Managing your money can be overwhelming. The City’s free Financial Empowerment Centers can help you take control. One-on-one financial counseling is provided for free by professional counselors in person or by phone in English and Spanish. You can schedule an appointment at a borough’s main Financial Empowerment Center location or a mobile Center location. Call today!

Financial Empowerment Centers can help when:
• You are having trouble managing your budget or paying down debt.
• You are getting calls or letters from a debt collector and don’t know how to respond.
• You are contemplating a debt consolidation loan or debt settlement but are unsure if this is the right step.
• You are stuck in an agreement with a credit repair agency and don’t know how to get out.
• You want to find the government benefits for which you are eligible.
• Your identity has been stolen or you have been the victim of a financial scam.
• You need help opening a bank account, including an NYC SafeStart Account, or saving money.

Financial Empowerment Centers are offered by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the City of New York in partnership with Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, Credit Where Credit Is Due, The Financial Clinic, and Phipps Community Development Corporation, with generous support from Capital One, Citi, H&R Block, Jackson Hewitt, and the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City.

New York City Financial Empowerment Center in the Bronx At the Phipps Opportunity Center 3125 Third Avenue Bronx, NY 10451 Click here for map  to 3rd Avenue/149th Street Telephone: (347) 329-3929 Site Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm More Information: The Financial Empowerment Center in the Bronx is housed at the Phipps Opportunity Center and also provides its services at several community partner locations. Phipps CDC community education sites offer free classes in computer training, ESL/literacy instruction, GED preparation, as well as family programs and some social services.

New York City Financial Empowerment Center in the Bronx At Catholic Charities HomeBase *Mobile Location* 2155 Blackrock Avenue Bronx, NY 10472 Click here for map  to Castle Hill Avenue Telephone: (347) 329-3929 Site Hours: Wednesday, 9am-5pm

New York City Financial Empowerment Center in the Bronx At Hunts Point Workforce 1 Career Center *Mobile Location* 1029 East 163rd Street, 3rd Floor Bronx, NY 10459 Click here for map  to Hunts Point Avenue Telephone: (718) 542-6777 or (347) 329-3929 Site Hours: Monday, 12pm-5pm

New York City Financial Empowerment Center in the Bronx At West Farms Technology & Career Center *Mobile Location* 1071A East Tremont Avenue Bronx, NY 10460 Click here for map  ; to West Farms Square-East Tremont Avenue Telephone: (718) 620-1900 Site Hours: Friday, 9am-5pm

Additional Information
Learn more about City initiatives to help New Yorkers face current economic challenges
Search the Financial Education Network Directory for free or low-cost help in your neighborhood

Attention: Community Partners
DCA’s Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) is eager to partner with community-based organizations to share ideas about how the City’s Financial Empowerment Centers can best assist the clients you serve.
Contact OFE for more information or to schedule an on-site presentation for your organization
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