Feeling lost when it comes to money?
Financial Education provides information and skills to enable individuals and families to manage their financial resources wisely, create positive relationships with financial institutions, and make informed decisions regarding their personal finances.
Financial Education offers comprehensive services to positively affect a client’s financial future through group financial education classes, one-on-one financial coaching and credit counseling. Group classes address budgeting, taxes, credit, financial institutions, and insurance. One-on-one financial coaching helps individuals identify and meet long-term financial goals.
Why enroll today?
- Match savings of up to $125 for participating in one-on-one coaching
- Free financial planning - Valued at $600
- Free credit counseling - Valued at $1,950
- Door prizes awarded at each Money School class, can include:
- Household items
- Cleaning supplies
- Gift Cards
This program is a part of the United Way Financial Stability Initiative. Specifically, it supports the Asset Development portion of the initiative. Through financial literacy and credit counseling, we will increase the availability of financial education classes and the number of families with savings accounts containing at least $100. In addition, 5,500 families will improve their financial and credit practices and 2,000 will open savings accounts.
Credit Counseling
Credit counseling focuses on issues of credit and teaches individuals how to use and rebuild credit through wise decision-making.
The CCFW credit counselor is certified through the National Association of Certified Credit Counselors.
Service Criteria:
Credit counseling is open to Tarrant County families who earn less than $50,000 per year and have a desire to improve their credit situation.
Location & Hours of Operation:
Services are provided throughout Tarrant County. Weekday, night, and weekend times are available.
How to Enroll:
Let Money School lead you to a Straight A financial future, please contact Financial Education Services at 817.289.0495 or text MONEYSCHOOL to 99000.
GET INVOLVED:
- Become an instructor: Teach class participants by using the provided financial education curriculum.
- Become a site coordinator: Act as the “teacher’s aide” for the instructor by setting up the class, distributing and collecting forms, and storing equipment at the end of class.