Financial Coaching Corps (FCC)
Do you have questions about credit or debt? The Financial Coaching Corps (part of the Community Service Society of New York) can help you manage your money, find resources in a financial crisis, and make progress toward your financial goals.
Please select an appointment date and a financial coach will confirm your appointment by e-mail. At this time all coaching is virtual by phone or Google Meet. If you have questions about financial coaching, email us at bplfinancecoach@gmail.com.
Financial Capability with Grow Brooklyn
Grow Brooklyn’s mission is to enable community members to grow and preserve their assets, thereby securing their economic future.
Make an appointment for one-on-one financial counseling. You and your Counselor work towards specific goals either in creating sustainable budgets, building credit history, or establishing savings over time. Develop smart money habits, change your behavior, and achieve long-term financial well-being.
BSRC (Restoration)
BSRC provides counseling and resources on topics such as budgeting, credit repair, savings and accessing benefits and social services to help clients to achieve financial success. Check BPL's Evenet calendar to make an in-person appointment at a library branch.
Online learning platform that helps anyone learn business, software, technology, and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Video courses are delivered by engaging instructors who are experts in their fields, with certificates for completion of courses. LinkedIn Learning mobile app is available to BPL cardholders with their library card number and PIN.
If you want to hire a financial planner to help you create and meet financial goals for your future, make sure that your financial planner is a CFP (certified financial professional), meaning that they have passed the rigorous exam administered by the Certified Planning Board of Standards. The CFP Board's website offers a nationwide database you can use to find a licensed financial planner near you.
You can also use the Financial Planning Association's Find Your Financial Planner Now database to find a licensed certified financial planner in your neighborhood.
If you want to hire a financial advisor who can buy and sell financial investments (such as stocks, bonds and mutual funds) for you, or create an individual retirement account for you, check out FINRA's (The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) database, BrokerCheck. This tool helps you see if your advisor or firm is registered with the SEC and provides details about their educational background, experience and whether they have any regulatory complaints or disciplinary actions filed against them.
