Financial Empowerment Centers
Giving free, one-on-one financial advice.
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
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Phone:
(855) FIN-PHIL
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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
Due to COVID-19, all services are virtual under further notice.
The following organizations host Financial Empowerment Centers:
| Organization | Address |
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| 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 |
| PHA, Raymond Rosen Manor | 2301 Edgley St., 19121 |
| Helen Brown Community Center | 1845 North 23rd St., 19121 |
Sponsors and partners
Sponsors
- Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund
- CSBG Funds
Partners
- Clarifi
- PA CareerLink
- People’s Emergency Center