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 counsellors 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 counselling with other programs and community resources, you are strengthening
all areas of your life.
The Family Service Financial Empowerment Centre opened in 2013 and is modelled after and funded
by Cities for Financial Empowerment. All our counsellors are professionally trained and certified.
Being financially stable and feeling confident in handling your finances affects all areas of your life.
Our financial counselling is integrated into public services including housing services, foreclosure
prevention, workforce development, asset building, and more.
The Financial Empowerment Centre 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)
