Our own Trinh Nguyen, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development, representing the City of Boston, spoke this week on the City’s financial literacy programs and initiatives at the Massachusetts State House at an event hosted by Citizens Bank
Last week, I showed up one of the Boston Tax Help Coalition’s VITA tax sites: Urban Edge to get my taxes done – for free – wondering why, in my 10 years in Boston, I’d never done this before. Maybe
Addressing income inequality is a priority for Mayor Martin J. Walsh, and he has articulated a vision for the City of Boston that focuses on prosperity for Boston’s families. In 2014, he created the Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE), and
The Office of Financial Empowerment’s Boston Tax Help Coalition prepares and files taxes for eligible individuals and families for free. If you worked in 2015 and earned less than $54,000, you may be eligible. Last week NECN visited our tax
Sponsored by Citi Community Development and Mayor Walsh’s Office of Financial Empowerment, a new program and research study is being launched to help Boston’s young working adults establish and maintain strong credit scores while developing a savings plan over one
The OFE’s last blog post described how the Financial Check Up helps residents learn about and improve their credit and financial well being. Today, we want to introduce you to one of our volunteers who helps us serve Boston residents year round:
What is the Financial Check Up? The Financial Check Up (FCU) is a light touch strategy, one-on-one financial assessment tool that provides a City of Boston resident with the opportunity to review his or her credit report with a trained
The Office of Financial Empowerment is located across the hall from the City of Boston’s Veterans’ Services Department at 43 Hawkins Street in Boston. We have enjoyed getting to know their staff and brainstorming with them to think of ways
During the 2015 tax season, the Boston Tax Help Coalition, which is part of the Office of Financial Empowerment, conducted a Survey Inclusion Tablet Pilot Program at the Dorchester House Multi-Service Center free tax preparation (VITA) site. The goals of the
Back to School – the day every parent yearns for and every child dreads (just kidding)! At the OFE, we were yearning for new shoes and crisp notebooks ourselves so were delighted when Mayor Martin J. Walsh invited staffers from