empowering economic opportunity

financial coaching & literacy

Uniting Essex County’s five Community Action agencies, we will educate and engage residents living below the living wage through a county-wide financial literacy education and one-on-one coaching empowerment program.

Other partners in this work include community colleges, financial literacy providers, banks and community volunteers.

Our goals for Financial Coaching & Literacy:

Launch a sustainable program at five sites serving up to 250 participants each year.
Establish a financial literacy collaborative that has fully integrated program delivery, data collection and a reporting process focused on economic development.
Establish a sustainable community of practice to ensure excellence in service across all Essex County Community Action programs.

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Did you know?

Individuals without a strong financial literacy foundation borrow more money, accumulate fewer assets, and pay more in financial product fees finding them less likely to invest and more likely to have difficulty with debt.