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Financial Empowerment
What We Offer
Interest Form
Interest Form
Interested in applying for one of our Financial Empowerment programs? Click the button below to fill out an interest form. Once submitted, a member of our Financial Empowerment team will contact you to assist with the next steps in the process.
Youth Workshops
Empowering teens to navigate the complex financial landscape of adulthood, ensuring they have the tools and resources to thrive and face financial challenges head-on. Participants gain independence, responsibility, emergency preparedness, credit management, life skills, and stress reduction. For ages 13-19.
Daly City Series
Ages: 13 – 19 years
Duration: 6 weeks
When: March 12 – April 16, 2024, 4:00 – 7:00 pm | Tuesdays
Where: 450 Martin St, Daly City, CA 94014 (Bayshore Community Center) Click to see the flyer!
San Mateo Series
Ages: 13 – 19 years
Duration: 6 weeks
When: March 14 – April 18, 2024, 4:00 – 7:00 pm | Thursdays
Where: 24 Second Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401 (Peninsula Family Service) Click to see the flyer!
Sign up today! Email finemp@pfso.org or call 650.403.4300 x4105
Financial Education
We offer no-cost Financial Education Workshops. Each three-hour workshop covers the important topics of budgeting, money management, ways to build credit, and the benefits of using credit. To register please contact our Lending Support Specialist, at 650.403.4300 ext. 4105 or by email at finemp@pfso.org.
NOTE: All San Mateo and Santa Clara County Workshops will be held via Zoom. Call us at 650-403-4300 x4105 to confirm a workshop. We will then email you the link and login information for that workshop.
DriveForward
DriveForward provides affordable loans to help participants purchase reliable used vehicles and begin the process of improving their credit. Life is infinitely more challenging when you must rely solely on public transportation; commutes become longer, errands more difficult, and arriving on time to work or school nearly impossible.
Lending Circles
In countries all over the world, informal lending circles bring community members together to lend and borrow money. From the tandas and cundinas of Mexico to the hui of Asia, nearly every culture has a system for peer-to-peer lending.
Prepaid Debit Cards
Without a bank account, families pay a premium to use check cashing services, losing their hard-earned income to these high service fee providers. What’s preventing them from joining the financial mainstream? Often lacking financial role models of their own, unbanked individuals can find banks intimidating, may be unable to meet minimum balances, and worry about overdraft fees or fines.
Locations
Our Financial Empowerment Locations
Our main office in San Mateo:
24 Second Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94401
Our San Jose office:
2635 N. First Street, Suite 248
San Jose, CA 95134
