Program areas at Haven Services
Financial capability workshops - Haven neighborhood Services financial capability program consists of a five-part workshop series that introduces clients to the financial mainstream. Each week, financial experts teach topics from the fdic monay smart curriculum, which is designed to help enhance financial wellness and educate low-andmoderate-income (lmi) individuals/families. The fdic money smart curriculum contains the following topics:basic budgeting & savings, establishing and building crdit, understanding a credit report and score, the do's & don'ts of credit card usage, investment options and identity theft protection among other financial subjects. At the end of the course, participants who completed all five workshops receive a certificate of completion from the program.all program Services provided for all sources of revenue.
Financial coaching: Haven neighborhood Services offers a comprehensive financial coaching program that is designed to help individuals and families understand the basics of personal finance and to develop healthy financial habits. Our certified financial coaches main purpose is to empower their clients to reach their financial goals and learn how to handle their finances responsibly. Our financial coaches typically work with clients who want to save money, create a budget, pay off debt, improve their credit scores or just enhance their financial literacy in general.
Online banking workshop: out online banking workshop called ready, set, bank! And its spanish version, listos, clic, advance! Is taught by our financial instructors who use visual content (over 44 micro-video tutorials: each 2-3 minutes long) to help bridge the digital divide amongst lmi individual/families, seniors, youth, immigrants, etc. Topics discussed during the workshop: how to set up your online banking, how to manage your account, the benefits of online banking, online banking safety and security and how to stay on top of your money among other topics. The program is a powerful tool in educating those who are not technologically savvy to navigate online banking through mobile devices and other computer platforms.
Other programs include: personal/business credit counseling, identity theft recovery assistance, bank account enrollment assistance and debt relief counseling.