Financial Coaching update January 4, 2012

Happy 2012 everyone!  It’s going to be a great year!

We need your help on Saturdays 9am to 1 pm

During tax season, we ask for some additional support from Financial Coaching volunteers.  We need volunteers to be at the reception desk at the Community Financial Center to greet and direct clients and volunteers, give Financial Coaches their clients’ files, collect the files at the end of the sessions, and answer basic questions where possible.  If you are available one or two Saturdays a month between January 14 and April 14, we would greatly appreciate your help.  You will get all the information you need to do this work and will have the support of the Community Financial Center staff and volunteers.  Please email me if you would be interested in helping out on Saturdays.

Savings Bonds and incentives for clients

Clients of the Community Tax Centers who allocate a portion of their refund to purchasing a savings bond are eligible to receive a $25 HEB gift card thanks to grants from Opportunity Texas and the City of Austin. For more information on savings bonds and how clients can claim their $25 gift card, please click here.

Don't forget, the nine Community Tax Centers open between January 13 and January 30.  See the full schedule on the Community Tax Center web page.

Employer sites no longer available

Over the last year and a half, in partnership with United Way, we have offered financial coaching to the employees at select employer sites (such as Dresser Wayne, LifeWorks and SafePlace). That project has come to an end, and we will only have Financial Coaching sessions at the Community Financial Center.  Thank you to those of you who participated (and those who offered to participate) in helping interested employees. Through this project, we were able to help 90 employees. Any employees who want to continue meeting will be directed to the Community Financial Center.

Thank you for all you do!

Erika Leos

Financial Coaching Coordinator