Financial Literacy, Coaching and Counseling

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Your Money, Your Goals Toolkit & Reentry Companion Guide

• The toolkit gives you the resources you need to help people set goals, choose financial products, and build skills in managing money, credit, and debt. It is designed so you can pick the tool or tools that meet the needs of each person you’re working with.
• Your Money Your Goals [1]
• Focus on Reentry Companion Guide [2]
• This resource is available in print in your branch of the Washington State Library. Please access the print resource and request photocopies of the pages you need.
• Source [3]

CFPB Financial Coaching Delivery Sites [4]

• Whether you’re a veteran who has recently transitioned to life in the civilian world, or a consumer facing economic challenges, having a trusted, well-informed advisor can increase your odds of success. Our financial coaching initiative provides guidance to recently-transitioned veterans and vulnerable families in places where they’re already going for help. We’ve joined forces with the DOL and more than two dozen non-profit social-services providers to place 60 certified coaches in DOL American Job Centers and community-centered nonprofits across the country. These professionals provide one-on-one free coaching to help these consumers craft a personalized plan for financial success.
• Source Page [5]

Department of Justice List of Credit Counseling Agencies in Washington [6]

• Credit counseling agencies listed on this Web page are nonprofit budget and credit counseling agencies approved to provide counseling that individuals must take before they are eligible to file for bankruptcy protection, 11 U.S.C. § 109(h). Many of the approved agencies listed on this Web site may also provide other counseling services to assist individuals not considering bankruptcy. The United States Trustee Program has not reviewed nor approved the content of these other services.
• Instructions for using the Approved Provider List [7]
• Source [8]