WJCS-When Your Income Changes and Your Expenses Don’t

When

April 21, 2021    
10:00 am - 11:30 am

Event Type

When Your Income Changes and Your Expenses Don’t

Our partner agency NYLAG can help.  Please join us for an informative discussion.

This week’s presentation is an overview of financial counseling services provided at no cost. (i.e., credit, debt, banking, savings, and budgeting) with a Q&A to follow.  NYLAG’s financial counselors & coaches help clients navigate through financial crises and build long-term financial stability. NYLAG counselors can help in the following ways:

SERVICES

  • Work with clients on managing, prioritizing, and paying down debt
  • Help clients create and maintain a budget, establish a savings plan, deal with income and expense volatility, and commit to a goal
  • Establish credit scores and improving credit reports
  • Provide general information on taxes, insurance, and public benefits
  • Deliver workshops and technical assistance to organizations and communities
  • https://www.nylag.org/financial-empowerment-advocacy/

Guest Speaker Jorge Ruiz from NYLAG:

Jorge Ruiz is an Accredited Financial Counselor and OFE-certified Financial Counselor working across several projects such as the HRA/OFE Jobs-Plus program, UJA Hub at Commonpoint Queens, and the UJA satellite sites located throughout the New York metropolitan area. He has worked at NYLAG as a senior financial counselor for the past five years.

TO RSVP AND FOR ZOOM INFORMATION CONTACT LISA MORRIS, PROGRAM COORDINATOR AT LMORRIS@WJCS.COM.