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
Alan Gentle, Manager of the Roxbury Center for Financial Empowerment, and Jason Andrade, Lead Financial Coach, were recently featured on WCVB’s CityLine show with the theme Money Talks. CityLine is Channel 5’s award-winning urban news and feature news magazine
The Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) was invited to Unity Day on August 15 at the Charlestown Housing Development. Unity Day is an annual event, established by the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) in the mid-1980s to generate a greater sense of
The first Boston Youth Bank Day on July 27 was a huge success! Hosted by the Mayor’s Office of Financial Empowerment and the Department of Youth Engagement and Employment, Youth Bank Day 2015 sought to connect Boston summer youth employees
Do you have a life dream such as buying a house or moving to a nicer apartment? We at Mayor Walsh’s Office of Financial Empowerment believe that financial capability programming is one way that you can work towards your dreams. The