FINANCIAL SKILL BUILDING
REGISTRATION
Gain essential money management skills to make your finances go farther with savings, investing or paying down debt. In our free, statewide financial skill building class you will learn to:
- Navigate your complex financial world
- Quickly adapt to income or expense changes
- Build solid financial judgment
- Address credit and debt challenges
Offered semi-monthly, classes are taught by certified financial counselor Katie Sadowski in collaboration with other professionals in the community who volunteer their time by providing expert instruction on a range of financial topics. Materials are based on national curricula from FDIC and NeighborWorks America. See the agenda for more class information.
Please see our Classes and Services page for information about childcare vouchers and accommodations.
UPCOMING CLASSES
Registration for Financial Skill Building opens two months prior to each class. Currently scheduled upcoming classes are:
- April 20, 2024
- June 4-6, 2024
ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING
We strongly encourage you to sign up for individualized, free, one-on-one financial counseling sessions if you have completed the Financial Skill Building class. Contact Katie Sadowski, our financial educator, to schedule an appointment, and visit our Counseling Services page for more information about all our counseling options.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Katie has a bachelor’s in accounting from the University of Oregon and is a HUD Certified Housing Counselor, a Chartered Financial Consultant through the American College, an Enrolled Agent in inactive retirement status, and regularly completing training with the Credit Builders Alliance Training Institute.
SPONSORS
Thanks to our generous sponsors, we are able to provide our financial education program at no cost to our clients. Learn more about sponsorship »
Housing Counseling and Education clients are not obligated to use any product or service offered by sponsorship agencies, their affiliates or partners. Homeword will provide information on alternative services, programs and products. Clients should consider a variety of resources and options and select the resources that best meet their needs.
FUNDERS
