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Get Free Financial Counseling

NYC Financial Empowerment Centers provide FREE one-on-one professional financial counseling and coaching to support you in reaching your goals. Work with our counselors to:

Create a budget.

Establish or improve credit.

Set up a spending plan.

Open a safe and affordable bank account.

Contact lenders about debt, including student loans. Learn more about student loans at nyc.gov/StudentLoans

Develop a strategy to reduce debt or lower payments.

Access emergency government resources.

Separate personal and business finances.

And much more!

Book an appointment online and create/login to your Financial Empowerment Portal account. OR Call 311 to book an appointment.

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Financial Empowerment Brochure and Flyers

NYC Financial Empowerment Center Brochure
NYC Financial Empowerment Centers provide FREE one-on-one professional financial counseling and coaching to support you in reaching your goals. Financial counseling is free and confidential, regardless of income or immigration status. Download our Financial Empowerment Center brochure in 11 languages.

NYC Financial Empowerment Center Flyer
Download flyer in English | Español (Spanish) | العربية (Arabic) | বাংলা (Bengali) | 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional) | Français (French) | Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole) | 한국어 (Korean) | Język Polski (Polish) | Русский (Russian) | ردو (Urdu)

Ready to Rent

Ready to Rent Flyer
Ready to Rent helps New Yorkers prepare to apply for affordable housing by providing free one-on-one financial counseling and assistance with affordable housing applications. Download flyer in English | Español (Spanish) | العربية (Arabic) | বাংলা (Bengali) | 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional) | Français (French) | Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole) | 한국어 (Korean) | Język Polski (Polish) | Русский (Russian) | ردو (Urdu)

Financial Counseling for Workforce1 Customers

Financial Counseling for Workforce1 Customers
DCWP’s one-on-one financial counseling services are available at SBS’s five main Workforce1 Career Center Hubs in each borough. Starting a job search or a new job? We can help. Get free financial counseling to create a budget, deal with debt, open a safe and affordable bank account, and repair your credit. Book an appointment online or call 311 and say "Workforce1."

Financial Counseling for Taxi and Limousine Drivers

Taxi and Limousine Drivers
You have options if you are having a hard time paying bills and experiencing stress, depression, and anxiety, including NYC Financial Empowerment Centers, NYC Well, and ActionNYC. Download information in English (Updated 10/23) | Español (Spanish) (10/2018) | عربي (Arabic) (10/2018) | বাংলা (Bengali) (10/2018) | 中文 - 简化字 (Chinese - Simplified) (10/2018) | 中文 - 繁體字 (Chinese - Traditional) (10/2018) | Français (French) (10/2018) | Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole) (10/2018) | 한국어 (Korean) (10/2018) | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੇ (Punjabi) (10/2018) | Русский (Russian) (10/2018) | ردو (Urdu) (10/2018)

Financial Counseling for Small Business Owners

The City is Here to Support Our Small Business Owners
87% of small business owners rely on their personal credit scores to get the loans they need to grow their business. NYC Financial Empowerment Centers offer free financial counseling to help you improve your credit so you can access the resources you need. Download flyer in English and Español/Spanish.

Jobs-Plus

Jobs-Plus
Jobs-Plus is a public housing-based employment program designed to increase the level of earnings and employment among residents of public housing. The program saturates targeted developments with job and career support, rent-based and other financial incentives that "make work pay," and community organizing activities that support a culture of work. Jobs-Plus aims to increase earning and employment outcomes not merely for residents who directly receive program services, but for whole public housing communities. Learn more.