The Roxbury Center for Financial Empowerment (RCFE), located in Dudley Square in Roxbury, is accepting applications for a free workforce development training program that leads to jobs in the Hospitality field. The Bridge to Hospitality program is partnering with New
A study released today by the Mayor’s Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) finds that the Financial Check-Up (FCU) – a light-touch, one-on-one credit review – can make a dramatic impact on residents’ financial well-being in a short amount of time. A randomized, controlled trial of hundreds of Boston taxpayers
Santander Bank and the Mayor’s Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) have announced that the Boston-based bank is providing a $200,000 grant in support of OFE’s financial education and economic development work for City residents. The OFE will use the grant to
Too many adults fail to appreciate the value of good credit until they’ve suffered the consequences of poor or no credit: diminished opportunity for jobs or housing, exorbitant loan or interest rates, limited access to further credit. But could these
The Roxbury Center for Financial Empowerment (RCFE), located in Dudley Square in Roxbury, is accepting applications for a free workforce development training program that leads to jobs in the Hospitality field. Update – two classes have graduated in 2017
Before the Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) begins preparing for the 2017 tax season, we wanted to share our 2016 results. In 2016, the OFE’s Boston Tax Help Coalition operated 37 free tax preparation sites throughout Boston. These sites opened
When they walk into Maria Chavez’s Boston Housing Authority (BHA) office, many public housing residents come fatigued by the challenges of poverty, stress, and the uphill battle to improve their situation. Maria embraces them – anyone who enters her office,
The Office of Financial Empowerment launched an innovated Youth Credit Building program earlier this year, aimed to help Boston’s youngest working professionals learn about and improve their FICO scores while saving so as to achieve lasting lifetime savings and improve
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