Financial Empowerment Centers

Below is the location of the Financial Empowerment Center in the Bronx and the other FEC’s in New York City. At an FEC you can get free one-on-one financial counseling from a professional counselor. Services are provided for free, in English and Spanish, by phone or in person. You can schedule an appointment at a borough’s main Financial Empowerment Center location or a mobile site. Click here if the information on this page needs to be updated.

Financial Empowerment Centers Can Help When

* You are having trouble managing your budget or paying down debt.
* You are getting calls or letters from a debt collector and don’t know how to respond.
* You are thinking about a debt consolidation loan or debt settlement but are unsure if this is the right step.
* You are stuck in an agreement with a credit repair agency and don’t know how to get out.
* You want to find the government benefits for which you are eligible.
* Your identity has been stolen or you have been the victim of a financial scam.
* You need help opening a bank account or saving money.

Financial Empowerment Centers works to identify, strengthen, and implement innovative practices from across the nation to help New Yorkers build assets and achieve lifelong financial well-being. Located within the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), FEC’s help target strategic enforcement work to protect New Yorkers with low incomes from predatory and deceptive practices, including initiatives in debt collection, used car sales, and tax preparation.

BRONX

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At Catholic Charities HomeBase
2155 Blackrock Avenue
Bronx, NY 10472
Languages: English and Spanish
Site Hours: Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Partner: Phipps Neighborhoods

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At Phipps Neighborhoods Center
1030 East 178th Street
Bronx, NY 10460
Languages: English and Spanish
Site Hours: Monday-Tuesday, and Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Partner: Phipps Neighborhoods

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At the Phipps Neighborhoods Opportunity Center
3125 Third Avenue (at 159th Street)
Bronx, NY 10451
Languages: English and Spanish
Site Hours: Monday-Tuesday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Wednesday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Partner: Phipps Neighborhoods

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At University Neighborhood Housing Program
2715 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10458
Languages: English and Spanish
Site Hours: Monday-Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Partner: Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners

BROOKLYN

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
1368 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Languages: English, Spanish, and Yoruba
Site Hours: Monday-Wednesday, Friday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Thursday, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Partner: Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
630 Flushing Avenue, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11206
Languages: English and Spanish
Site Hours: Thursday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Partner: Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At CAMBA
2244 Church Avenue, 4th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11226
Languages: English and Spanish
Site Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Partner: Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At Gregory Jackson Center for Brownsville
519 Rockaway Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11212
Languages: English and Spanish
Site Hours: Tuesday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Thursday, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Partner: Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation

MANHATTAN

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At the Department of Consumer Affairs Licensing Center
42 Broadway, Lobby
New York, NY 10004
Languages: English
Site Hours: Monday and Thursday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Partner: The Financial Clinic

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At Lower East Side People’s Federal Credit Union (LESPFCU)
37 Avenue B (corner of East 3rd Street)
New York, NY 10009
Languages: English and Spanish
Site Hours: Thursday, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Partner: Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At Lower East Side People’s Federal Credit Union (LESPFCU) – East Harlem Branch
237 East 104th Street
New York, NY 10029
Languages: English and Spanish
Site Hours: Monday-Tuesday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Partner: Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At Manhattan Legal Services
1 West 125th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10027
Languages: English and Spanish
Site Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Partner: Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At Midtown Community Court (MCC)
314 West 54th Street (between 8th and 9th avenues)
New York, NY 10019
Languages: English and Spanish
Site Hours: Wednesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Partner: Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City
307 West 36th Street, 12th Floor (at 8th Ave)
New York, NY 10018
Languages: English and Spanish
Site Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Partner: Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners
530 West 166th Street, 4th Floor (at 166th Street)
Entrance on 166th Street between St. Nicholas and Audubon avenues.
New York, NY 10032
Languages: English and Spanish
Site Hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Partner: Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation
45 Wadsworth Avenue (between 175th and 176th streets)
New York, NY 10033
Languages: English and Spanish
Site Hours: Monday, Wednesday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Partner: Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners

QUEENS

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At Catholic Charities HomeBase
161-10 Jamaica Avenue, 5th Floor
Jamaica, NY 11432
Language: English
Site Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Partner: The Financial Clinic

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At Make the Road New York
92-10 Roosevelt Avenue
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Languages: English and Spanish
Site Hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Partner: The Financial Clinic

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At Urban Upbound
10-38 41st Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101
Languages: English and Spanish
Site Hours: Monday-Wednesday, and Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Partner: Urban Upbound

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At Urban Upbound
1907 Mott Avenue
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
Languages: English and Spanish
Site Hours: Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Partner: Urban Upbound

STATEN ISLAND

New York City Financial Empowerment Center
At Lower East Side People’s Federal Credit Union (LESPFCU) – North Shore Branch
2 St Paul’s Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301
Languages: English and Spanish
Site Hours: Tuesday-Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Partner: Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners