The seventeenth season of free tax preparation services for Boston residents kicked off yesterday with a launch event at Codman Square Health Center celebrated by Mayor Martin Walsh, the Boston Tax Help Coalition, and key community partners. Residents earning $54,000
A key wedge driving the gap between Boston’s affluent and low- and middle-income residents is credit. While good credit opens the door to low-cost loans, poor or no credit can make innumerable life transactions more expensive, from car loans to
The Boston Tax Help Coalition is looking for volunteers, and registration is now open! Is it already that time of year again?! You bet! It’s never too early to get involved in a volunteer project that can make a real difference
October is an exciting month for the Mayor’s Office of Financial Empowerment! In addition to our usual work this time of year getting ready for our VITA tax programs, we are preparing to host the Cities for Financial Empowerment (CFE)
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
Last Friday, ten graduates completed the Bridges to Careers program, which prepared them to enter rigorous job training with BEST Hospitality Training Center. See the photo gallery below for glimpses of their celebration, or learn more about Bridges to Careers, managed by Mayor Walsh’s
The Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) was delighted to host Boston Planning & Development Agency Director Brian Golden on Tuesday, April 11, when he visited the Roxbury Center for Financial Empowerment’s busy VITA tax site. Brian took in stride the mild