During the tax season, the Boston Tax Help Coalition administered the Financial Check-Up, 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
New Report: Financial Check-Ups Boost Boston Residents’ Financial Health
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
Update on the 2016 Tax Season
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
BTHC and Partners Hold Tax Help Days for Deaf Community
Because taxes are no less mandatory if you don’t speak the language, the Boston Tax Help Coalition (BTHC) provides help in Chinese, Vietnamese, Spanish, Somali, Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, and Portuguese. But those are only the voiced languages. The
Meet Financial Guide, Joe Amerena
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?
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