Housing and Finance
Helping families access affordable housing and build financial skills for long-term, self-reliant economic success.
The Urban League helps individuals and families build lasting stability through first-time homebuyer support, housing retention services, financial literacy education, and economic enrichment programs. From navigating the path to homeownership to strengthening money management skills, we provide the tools and guidance needed to create a secure financial future and thrive in today’s economy.
1st Homebuyer Preparation
Families considering home ownership for the first time
learn Urban League's nine steps to purchasing a home,
and receive one-on-one counseling sessions. These
individual sessions put an action plan in place to help
participants become successful in obtaining and
maintaining a home.
VITA
Through dedicated volunteers from corporate partners and local retirees, participants receive free tax return preparation which ultimately leads to personal both federal and state benefits.
HOUSING RETENTION involves Urban League partners HUD, CHFA, and the State Department of Housing to help Hartford residents stay in their homes through counseling and support services to prevent foreclosure and eviction.
Home Is Where The Wealth Is
Financial Fitness
We help families achieve lasting financial strength through comprehensive programs that combine personalized coaching, workshops, and supportive services. Participants begin with a financial assessment, then learn essential skills in budgeting, credit repair, and debt management. With one-on-one guidance from staff and experts from banking partners, recent college grads, newlyweds, career changers, and those navigating a critical life event create tailored action plans to reach goals such as saving for a home, reducing debt, improving credit scores, changing careers or even starting their own business.
FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER
Within the Urban League Movement, the Financial Empowerment Center model assists low and moderate-income families to reach financial stability, increase their net worth, and become financially secure and upwardly mobile. For nearly 5 years, the Urban League of Greater Hartford has proudly operated a LISC Financial Opportunity Center (FOC) which uses a number of tools to we help families earn a livable wage, build savings and assets, and move up the economic ladder.
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