Provides multiple helplines for people to speak with experts and get connected to resources regarding financial issues including bankruptcy, credit score improvement, foreclosure, mortgage default/delinquency and debt management for student, credit card, medical and tax-related debt.

Love INC offers a self-help program which provides one-on-one budget and financial coaching to residents of Whatcom County. Participants are provided with skills that will help them find their way out of financial difficulties, equip them to stay out of debt and build a disciplined plan for life.

Helps college students stay enrolled in school by offering benefits access, financial coaching, income supports, and referrals to other support services. Limited emergency financial grants available for homelessness prevention and emergencies. Students meet one-on-one with a coach to discuss college and career goals. Appointments typically last one hour, but there is no limit to the number of appointments.   Typical areas of assistance: -  Managing debt -  Signing up for ORCA LIFT, SNAP/EBT, health insurance, WIC, etc. -  Building credit & pulling credit reports -  Budgeting -  Scholarships - Tax preparation - Access to on-campus food pantry - Referrals to additional resources

Offers individuals and households the ability to build financial stability and self-sufficiency for their unique situation. Offers these services as part of the Centers for Strong Families network FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER (FOC) SERVICES: 1. Integrated coaching services; - Employment coaching: Job readiness, employment training, and assistance looking for job are essential parts of what is offered at a Financial Opportunity Center site. A job and opportunities for advancement are the platform that supports a family's financial well-being, and employment services are the initial reason many clients begin working with an FOC. - Financial Coaching: helps clients do a better job in how they handle their money. The goal is for a family to examine their savings and spending habits to see if they can make positive changes that improve their credit scores and stabilize and grow their assets. Income Supports access can be crucial for giving a worker the time and income necessary to fulfill training to reach a better paying position and career. Coaches helps clients work through the disjointed network of public benefits and helps individuals access all of the services and supports for which they are eligible. 2. Financial Education: Every individual has a unique situation and the ability to build financial stability and self-sufficiency. Our Financial Education course offers the tools to help you achieve your financial goals. Improving credit, paying off student loans, working to own a home and planning for retirement are some of the many topics covered in our no-cost training for our community. - Tacoma Public Utility low-income customers may qualify to receive up to an $160 credit for completing our Financial Education program and attending a Financial coaching session. 3. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA): the VITA program provides free Federal tax return preparation to households with income under $65,000. VITA sites prepare current years taxes by appointment only, and may prepare up to 3 years back tax return upon request and limited by availability. Goodwill's Financial Opportunity Center® is supported by United Way of Pierce County & the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)

Offers full-time financial coaches who provide one-on-one coaching and workshops. Services include customized financial guidance on budgeting, credit management, banking, and financial goal setting. Helps develop financial plans, address income changes, and navigate the challenges of the "benefits cliff." Service is provided as a partnership between WorkSource, Sound Outreach, United Way and the Multicultural Child & Family Hope Center.

Supports the financial capability of individuals with disabilities by helping improve credit, reduce debt, gain access to appropriate financial services, and increase savings.   Program begins with a financial well-being assessment to reveal overall status of the client's finances. Financial assessments can be made over the phone.   Other plan components may include -  Benefits planning -  Financial Counseling -  Credit education -  Group financial education -  Individual progress tracking

Sin Miedo al Éxito is an economic development program that focuses on supporting individuals with financial literacy, as well as current and potential small business owners within marginalized groups. Homing in on the specific needs of each business or idea, in order to execute a tailored plan that will help their growth.

A one-time group class for individuals who wish to learn more about money management, finances, and budgeting. Class typically lasts for one hour and participants receive a certificate upon completion. No child care is available. Call for dates and times.

Helps college students stay enrolled in school by offering benefits access, financial coaching, income supports, and referrals to other support services. Limited emergency financial grants available for homelessness prevention and emergencies. Students meet one-on-one with a coach to discuss college and career goals. Appointments typically last one hour, but there is no limit to the number of appointments.   Typical areas of assistance: -  Managing debt -  Signing up for ORCA LIFT, SNAP/EBT, health insurance, WIC, etc. -  Building credit & pulling credit reports -  Budgeting -  Scholarships - Tax preparation - Access to on-campus food pantry - Referrals to additional resources

Helps college students stay enrolled in school by offering benefits access, financial coaching, income supports, and referrals to other support services. Limited emergency financial grants available for homelessness prevention and emergencies. Students meet one-on-one with a coach to discuss college and career goals. Appointments typically last one hour, but there is no limit to the number of appointments.   Typical areas of assistance: -  Managing debt -  Signing up for ORCA LIFT, SNAP/EBT, health insurance, WIC, etc. -  Building credit & pulling credit reports -  Budgeting -  Scholarships - Tax preparation - Access to on-campus food pantry - Referrals to additional resources

Helps college students stay enrolled in school by offering benefits access, financial coaching, income supports, and referrals to other support services. Limited emergency financial grants available for homelessness prevention and emergencies. Students meet one-on-one with a coach to discuss college and career goals. Appointments typically last one hour, but there is no limit to the number of appointments.   Typical areas of assistance: -  Managing debt -  Signing up for ORCA LIFT, SNAP/EBT, health insurance, WIC, etc. -  Building credit & pulling credit reports -  Budgeting -  Scholarships - Tax preparation - Access to on-campus food pantry - Referrals to additional resources

Provides various services to help people meet basic needs and stabilize their family, either directly as resources are available, or through linkages to other community-based services. The low-income energy assistance program is available once a year to families and individuals in need who meet the income requirements. Other assistance with energy costs may also be available. Services may include: energy assistance (electric, gas, propane, and wood, when funding permits), gas vouchers or free transit bus passes; lodging / motel vouchers; and food referrals (provides referrals to a local food banks and food pantries for food). People who want to improve circumstances and exit poverty can become equipped through the Future Story Initiative, essential skills training and financial and family-centered coaching.

Offers comprehensive financial counseling services including: - Budget and debt management. - Debt repayment strategies. - HUD-approved mortgage, delinquency, and default resolution consolidation. - Home purchase guidance. - Bankruptcy counseling and post-bankruptcy counseling. - Student loan counseling.

Assists active and retired Navy and Marine Corps members, and their eligible family members, to achieve financial self-sufficiency. Helps to educate, empower, and partner with clients in implementing the basics of responsible money management.

Offers long-term support to surviving Family members: - conducts research focus groups, - provides information and referral services, - relocation support financial planning, and - money and debt management.

Helps college students stay enrolled in school by offering benefits access, financial coaching, income supports, and referrals to other support services. Limited emergency financial grants available for homelessness prevention and emergencies. Students meet one-on-one with a coach to discuss college and career goals. Appointments typically last one hour, but there is no limit to the number of appointments.   Typical areas of assistance: -  Managing debt -  Signing up for ORCA LIFT, SNAP/EBT, health insurance, WIC, etc. -  Building credit & pulling credit reports -  Budgeting -  Scholarships - Tax preparation - Access to on-campus food pantry - Referrals to additional resources

Helps college students stay enrolled in school by offering benefits access, financial coaching, income supports, and referrals to other support services. Limited emergency financial grants available for homelessness prevention and emergencies. Students meet one-on-one with a coach to discuss college and career goals. Appointments typically last one hour, but there is no limit to the number of appointments.   Typical areas of assistance: -  Managing debt -  Signing up for ORCA LIFT, SNAP/EBT, health insurance, WIC, etc. -  Building credit & pulling credit reports -  Budgeting -  Scholarships - Tax preparation - Access to on-campus food pantry - Referrals to additional resources

Offers financial reviews and education in person, over the phone, or online. Services include: - Credit and debt counseling. - Bankruptcy counseling. - Housing counseling (pre-purchase, foreclosure prevention, and reverse mortgage). - Student loan debt counseling. - Debt management plans. - Credit report reviews. - Foreclosure information. - Tips for first-time veteran and military homebuyers.

Provides a variety of classes for physical fitness, recreation, arts, and education. Classes vary from quarter to quarter, but generally include the following: photography; ceramics; knitting; crochet; painting; exercise; and financial workshops.

Provides housing stabilization assistance for single-parent families and pregnant women who are in imminent danger of becoming homeless and who live in Maple Valley and cities within a nine-mile radius.   Provides the following services as the family grows to stability:   -  Rent assistance -  Housing case management -  Employment services -  Financial budgeting -  Life skills classes -  Child and youth case management -  Counseling

Provides education in basic life skills to low-income families in the areas of communicating with children, household budgeting, time management, developing healthy eating habits, making nutritional meals, developing self-esteem and becoming more self-reliant.

Helps provide financial security for women and their families in King County through classes, coaching and training.   Classes include:   Hope & Power for Your Personal Finances: This 10-week class supports survivors of domestic violence to become financially independent and build confidence in their own skills. Topics covered include: -  Safety planning and goal setting -  Budgeting and savings -  Checking and bank accounts -  Credit reports and scores -  Avoiding predatory lenders -  Taxes and legal issues -  Protecting yourself with insurance -  Housing, education, employment   Money Mechanics Workshop: Free 5-week workshop for anyone who feels like their finances could use a tune-up, especially people who are low-income, unemployed or currently or recently homeless. Over four sessions, learn new skills and gain a new understanding of your finances, including: -  Unmasking the mysteries of credit -  Debt management -  Budgeting and banking -  Goal setting -  Saving and investing Includes one-on-one coaching with a certified financial coach, and a two-to-one matched incentivized savings program.

Certified Credit Counselors assist clients with a budget, credit counseling, and financial education. The Debt Management Plan helps clients to receive benefits from creditors which may include lower interest rates and elimination of late and over-the-limit fees. Collection calls should stop after three consecutive, on-time, acceptable payments have been made.  The Debt Management Plan will help to lower clients' debt to income ratio and will have them debt free in approximately five years or less. Continuing financial education and counseling assists with clients' long term success on the plan and helps to build solid financial management skills.

Bundles together employment coaching, financial coaching, and access to public benefits through comprehensive case management for economically vulnerable households throughout Pierce County. Service is based on established research on the most affective services.

Emerge provides wholistic help through four different pathways: Core Classes, Dream & Achieve, Basic Mentoring, and TEAM. These pathways offer free classes with the opportunity to learn essential skills, navigate relationships, and grow as a person. Kids Program is available to families in Dream & Achieve, Basic Mentoring, and TEAM. Call for more information.