Financial Services
To find out how Restoration can help you, call (718) 636- 6924.
• Weekly Financial Literacy Workshops: Restoration partners with leaders in the financial sector to present the Wealth Building Tuesday’s series, equipping individuals with information necessary to make sound decisions about their financial future. Topics included personal finance and money management, credit maintenance, savings for education and retirement, debt reduction and investment strategies. In addition to representatives from today’s leading banks such as JPMorgan Chase, Capital One, and Bank of America, past presenters include Credit Where Credit is Due for a series on credit maintenance and debt management and Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) for their flagship16 week workshop entitled How to Build a Growing Profitable Business.
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• Tax Preparation Assistance- A major untapped source of cash for low income families is the Earned Income Tax Credit. Approximately 35,000 individuals in Bedford Stuyvesant are eligible for EITC while only roughly 25% actually claimed these returns. Restoration is committed to increasing access to this major resource. Toward this end, we’ve provided low cost tax preparation both at Restoration Plaza and at convenient sites throughout Bedford Stuyvesant over the past few years and will continue to strive to educate low income households about the resources available to them and to facilitate access to earned income tax credits.
Free Income Tax Preparation by a IRS Certified Tax Preparer
Now until April 15th every Wednesday and Friday (11AM - 5PM) free income tax preparation is available.- Your income is under $50,000 (with dependents) or under $20,000 (single) you may be eligible for over $5,000 in tax credits.
- If you are self-employed with expenses of $5,000 or less.
Conversations with our counselors are confidential and the information obtained is well secured.
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Location: The Financial Empowerment Center
1406 Fulton Street (Restoration Plaza)
Wednesday & Friday 11:00 am - 5:00 pm until April.
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• One-on-One financial counseling: Restoration was recently selected by the City to lead the Brooklyn Financial Empowerment Center. Headquartered at Restoration Plaza, Restoration will also maintain a weekly presence offsite throughout the borough. Our goal is to provide 2,500 financial counseling sessions borough-wide. Services include free one-on-one counseling and financial coaching to all residents in money management, budgeting, financial planning, benefit screenings, and credit counseling as well as advice on everything from negotiating with creditors to finding affordable banking services.
Stop in or call for an appointment at 718-230-4975 or call 311 to find a convenient location nearest you.
