Mount Vernon Financial Empowerment Center
The City of Mount Vernon Financial Empowerment Center, offers professional financial education through one-on-one financial counseling and coaching, as a free public service to area residents, regardless of income. The Mount Vernon FEC is open Westchester County residents. This initiative is made possible through a partnership between the City of Mount Vernon, Westchester County, Mercy University and Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund. Professionally trained and certified FEC counselors help residents manage their finances, pay down debt, increase savings, establish and build credit, and access safe and affordable mainstream banking products.
The FEC is housed at the Mount Vernon One-Stop Career Center, which is managed by the Westchester-Putnam Workforce Board and located at 130 Mount Vernon Avenue in Mount Vernon. Through partnerships with multiple community, non-profit and for-profit partners, we integrate financial counseling with other services including workforce development, housing and foreclosure prevention, prisoner reentry, benefits access, domestic violence services, and more. There is a 3-5 minimum session recommendation for new clients.