One role they have in Family Service is the Financial Empowerful Center where they have
one-on-one financial counseling at no cost. Family Service’s certified financial counselors
meet with you to determine a realistic plan to meet your goals. Their Financial
Empowerment Counselors help free of charge no matter income or age. Everyone’s
financial goals are different, and they work to create an individualized plan for you to
meet your specific goals and needs. This center also helps with other things and here’s a list:
• Deal with debt collectors
• Improve your credit
• Build your savings
• Create a budget
• Open a bank account
• Reduce your student loans
• Prepare for a large purchase like a home or a car
• Reach your financial goals
• And more. The Family Service Financial Empowerment Center helps you along
your financial journey.
• Reduct your debt
We understand talking about money is personal and can be difficult. Our financial
counselors listen without judgment and keep your information confidential. Financial
stressors are at the center of many of life’s challenges; tackling them can help create a
strong foundation for growth.
Our financial counselors not only help with one-on-one counseling, they also offer insight
into workforce training, community resources, Family Service’s programs, and
community partners who align with your financial goals. Your financial goals are often
tied to other goals in your life. By integrating financial counseling with other programs
and community resources, you are strengthening all areas of your life.
The Family Service Financial Empowerment Center opened in 2013 and is modeled after
and funded by Cities for Financial Empowerment. All our counselors are professionally
trained and certified. Being financially stable and feeling confident in handling your
finances affects all areas of your life. Our financial counseling is integrated into public
services including housing services, foreclosure prevention, workforce development, asset
building, and more.
The Financial Empowerment Center is a partnership between Family Service and the City
of San Antonio.
The Center helps with applying and enrolling in benefit programs, connecting to
emergency assistance, applying for rental and utility assistance, and completing
applications for federal and state programs (such as Medicaid and SNAP). The Financial
and Housing Recovery Center specifically helps you attain local and federal benefits.
The Financial and Housing Recovery Center helps not only with today’s recovery but also
the long-term needs of our community. The Recovery Center is intertwined with our
financial counseling services to help individuals and families become more financially
stable and move them forward for sustained success.
Gathering information from this site makes me want to be more interested in their service
with helping the community we have here in San Antonio, Texas especially learning that
they help with different type of services to help families to get the assistance they need.
References
Financial Empowerment Center • Family Service (family-service.org)
