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Financial Empowerment Centers

Giving free, one-on-one financial advice.

Services

Get free financial counseling

Find out where to get free, high-quality, one-on-one financial counseling.

About

Financial Empowerment Centers (FEC) educate, empower, and protect people with low incomes. To do so, they provide financial counseling that is:

Free.
High quality.
Personalized (one-on-one).
Confidential.

Connect

	Phone: (855) FIN-PHIL (855) 346-7445

Process and eligibility

FEC counselors are employees of Clarifi, the region's leader in financial counseling. They are trained to help clients shift from debt management to saving.

Financial counselors provide sessions on the following financial topics:

Money management and budgeting
Banking and basic financial transactions
Credit reports
Using credit wisely
Consumer protection and debt collection
Student loans
Bankruptcy
Negotiation
Investments and future planning
Homeownership
Insurance and benefits.

Anyone who wants free financial counseling can make an appointment by calling (855) FIN-PHIL. Counseling sessions are available in English and Spanish. Support in other languages may be available upon request.

Locations

The following organizations host Financial Empowerment Centers:

Organization	Address
PA CareerLink Suburban Station	1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd., 19103
PA CareerLink West Philadelphia	3901 Market St., 19104
People’s Emergency Center	325 N. 39th St., 19104
PA CareerLink Northwest Philadelphia	5847 Germantown Ave., 19144
PA Careerlink North Philadelphia	4261 North 5th St., 19140
PATH	1919 Cottman Ave., 19111
Helen Brown Community Center	1845 North 23rd St., 19121

Sponsors and partners

Partners

Clarifi
PA CareerLink
People’s Emergency Center