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Dates: Tuesday April 26th, May 3, May 10
Time: 6:30-8:30PM
Location: Community Financial Center
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Austin Area Direct Public Financial Education Resources
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BCL of Texas Raquel Valdez Business Strategies Coordinator 2212 S. Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78704 (512) 912-9885 rvaldez@bcloftexas.org | Provides homebuyer education programs and assists first time homebuyers with the purchase of their home. Programs offered include free one-on-one business counseling, business plan development, and technical assistance and mentoring. Refer to the website for calendar. Offered in English and Spanish. |
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City of Austin www.ci.austin.tx.us/ahfc/counseling.htm |
Offers classes and on-on-one counseling individuals that need/want information on home buying. |
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Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS) Sally Borie Education Coordinator 1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 490W Austin, TX 78723 (866) 901-2227 (512) 447-0711 www.cccs.net |
HUD approved Housing Counseling Agency. Provides homebuyer counseling for equity conversions and pre- and post-purchase. Also provides mortgage delinquency and default resolution counseling as well as debt management counseling.
Also offers free one-on-one financial counseling and financial classes in both a classroom setting and on-line. Class topics include Money Matters, Dollars and Sense, and Credit Fix Mix Up. Class schedules are available online. Also available on the website are two free self-paced interactive programs - Money Smart*Credit Smart and Money Matters. |
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Cornerstone Financial Education 3011 North Lamar Blvd. Austin, Texas 78705 512-263-0532 www.CSFEDU.org | HUD approved Housing Counseling Agency. Provides various education and counseling programs. Programs are designed to assist individuals to better understand how money and credit work. Individual and group presentations are available in the following areas: budgeting, goal setting, credit, personal finance, home buying, foreclosure mitigation and debt management. |
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Financial Literacy Coalition of Central Texas 1600 B. Smith Rd. Austin, TX 78721 512-854-9600 www.flcct.org jparker@ag.tamu.edu | Provides classes to the community on basic financial management topics such as budgeting, the use and pitfalls of credit, banking, borrowing and saving. Also included are adult learning principles, performance, and orientation to financial literacy curricula. Call for available classes. |
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East Austin Economic Development Corporation 1009 East 11th Street, Ste 103 Austin, TX 78702 (512) 472-1472 | HUD approved Housing Counseling Agency. Provides homebuyer counseling for home improvement, and pre- and post-purchase. Also provides mortgage delinquency and default resolution counseling. |
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Foundation Communities Community Financial Center 2600 W Stassney Lane Austin, TX 78745 512-610-4026 | Helps individuals and families develop sound money management skills through one-on-one financial coaching. The program topics include setting financial goals, budgeting, reducing debt, increasing credit scores and using financial institutions wisely. Must meet qualifying criteria to qualify for assistance. |
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Frameworks Community Development Corporation (512) 385-1500 | Offers homeownership counseling and foreclosure prevention assistance. |
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Goodwill Industries of Central Texas Nancy Klein (512) 637-7148 | Offers classes and one-on-one financial coaching for qualifying individuals and families in Central Texas. |
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Manos de Cristo 4911 Harmon Avenue Austin TX 78751 (512) 477-7454 www.manosdecristo.org/education.html | Offers financial classes introducing New Americans to our financial system and teaches necessary financial skills to succeed. Topics covered include: opening a savings account, using credit cards, writing and cashing checks, taking out loans, buying cars and homes, and other skills. These skills empower students to achieve their financial goals, such as saving money for their children’s education, purchasing a home, and owning a business. |
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Texas Legal Services Center (800) 622-2520 Colton Lawrence Special Projects Coordinator 815 Brazos Street, Ste 1100 Austin, TX 78701 (512) 477-6000 Ext. 114 | Offers free legal information to low-income Texans on a wide range of legal issues -- including consumer matters -- in both Spanish and English language. Also, operates the free legal website www.texaslawhelp.com that provides a wide range of legal information on consumer, family, and other civil legal issues. |
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Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, Inc. Heather Godwin 4920 North IH 35 Austin, TX 78751 (512) 374-2747 www.trla.org | Provides free training to low-income persons on their rights and responsibilities with respect to federal income taxes. Topics include: the basics of the U.S. tax system, reasons to file a tax return, how to file a tax return if you do not have a valid SSN, how to select a tax preparer, dangers of refund anticipation loans, filing status, dependent exemptions, Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, claims for innocent and injured spouse, taxpayers’ rights when dealing with the IRS, and how to appeal an IRS decision. |