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Six programs to check out if you want to be financially fit

September 16, 2021 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz 1 Comment

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Organizations such as Riverworks Financial Clinic offers financial literacy programs to individuals seeking to increase their financial education. (Photo by Ana Martinez-Ortiz)

Leer en español: una versión traducida de este artículo está disponible debajo de la versión en inglés.

When it comes to finances, it can be hard to know where to start. Being financially savvy takes work, but it’s not impossible.

Through group sessions and one-on-one coaching, individuals can learn how to budget, manage their credit score, create healthy spending habits, manage their finances and more.

Below is a list of organizations and programs that help people become financially literate.

Did we miss a program or organization that offers financial literacy courses? Comment below or send an email to amartinez-ortiz@milwaukeenns.org with the subject line “Financial Literacy program.”

1. Social Development Commission

The Social Development Commission offers financial programs to low-income residents. The organization has a financial literacy coach program where individuals can learn how to create a budget, reduce debt, plan for retirement and more.

2. Walnut Way

Walnut Way has the “Community Wealth Building Campaign.” The program focuses on cultivating people’s skills instead of focusing on their deficits. Individuals learn how to use their skills to tackle their issues while helping to strengthen the neighborhood’s economy. Free monthly workshops are offered online. For more information, contact Chandra Ellis at cwb@walnutway.org.

3. YWCA Southeast Wisconsin

YWCA Southeast Wisconsin has a personal financial management class where individuals learn about budgeting, credit building, saving techniques and more. The organization offers individual coaching sessions for free. To sign up, click here. Read: 8 things you should know about credit.

4. Journey House

Journey House has a financial opportunity center, which offers career and personal financial services support to individuals with low to moderate incomes. The financial coaching and education aspects of the program help individuals develop money management skills, understand credit and create smart spending habits.

5. Milwaukee Financial Navigator Program

The City of Milwaukee is offering the financial navigator program in partnership with Riverworks Development Corporation. During the individualized sessions, financial coaches will help people identify their top financial concerns and how to address them. Read: NNS Spotlight: Riverworks clinic teaches clients financial literacy.

6. Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation

The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation, also referred to as WWBIC, helps entrepreneurs and business owners as well as individuals looking to improve their financial literacy. The organization offers online workshops such as “Make Your Money Talk” and “Get Your Money Up 2.0.” The calendar of courses can be found here. For more info, call 414-263-5450.


Cuando se trata de finanzas, puede ser difícil saber por dónde empezar. Ser conocedor de las finanzas requiere trabajo, pero no es imposible.

A través de sesiones grupales y coaching individual, las personas pueden aprender cómo hacer un presupuesto, administrar su puntaje de crédito, crear hábitos de gasto saludables, administrar sus finanzas y más.

A continuación se muestra una lista de organizaciones y programas que ayudan a las personas a adquirir conocimientos financieros.

¿Perdimos algún programa u organización que ofrece cursos de educación financiera? Comente a continuación o envíe un correo electrónico a amartinez-ortiz@milwaukeenns.org con el asunto “Programa de educación financiera”.

1. Social Development Commission

The Social Development Commission ofrece programas financieros a residentes de bajos ingresos. La organización tiene un programa de asesores de educación financiera donde las personas pueden aprender a crear un presupuesto, reducir deudas, planificar su jubilación y más.

2. Walnut Way

Walnut Way tiene la “Campaña de fomento de la riqueza comunitaria”. El programa se enfoca en cultivar las habilidades de las personas en lugar de enfocarse en sus deficiencias. Las personas aprenden a usar sus habilidades para abordar sus problemas mientras ayudan a fortalecer la economía del vecindario. Se ofrecen talleres mensuales gratuitos en línea. Para obtener más información, comuníquese con Chandra Ellis en cwb@walnutway.org .

3. YWCA Southeast Wisconsin

YWCA Southeast Wisconsin tiene una clase de administración financiera personal donde las personas aprenden sobre presupuestos, creación de crédito, técnicas de ahorro y más. La organización ofrece sesiones de coaching individuales de forma gratuita. Para registrarse, haga clic aquí . Leer: 8 cosas que debes saber sobre el crédito .

4. Journey House

Journey House tiene un centro de oportunidades financieras, que ofrece apoyo profesional y servicios financieros personales a personas con ingresos bajos a moderados. Los aspectos de capacitación y educación financiera del programa ayudan a las personas a desarrollar habilidades de administración del dinero, comprender el crédito y crear hábitos de gasto inteligentes.

5. Milwaukee Financial Navigator Program

La ciudad de Milwaukee ofrece el programa de navegación financiera en asociación con Riverworks Development Corporation. Durante las sesiones individualizadas, los asesores financieros ayudarán a las personas a identificar sus principales preocupaciones financieras y cómo abordarlas. Leer: NNS Spotlight: La clínica Riverworks enseña a los clientes conocimientos financieros

6. Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation

Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation, también conocida como WWBIC, ayuda a los empresarios y propietarios de negocios, así como a las personas que buscan mejorar su educación financiera. La organización ofrece talleres en línea como “Make Your Money Talk” y “Get Your Money Up 2.0”. El calendario de cursos se puede encontrar aquí . Para obtener más información, llame al 414-263-5450.

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About Ana Martinez-Ortiz

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Ana is the community engagement reporter and beat reporter for neighborhood groups and nonprofits. As the community engagement reporter, Ana is known for writing five things to know/do for the week and weekend, how to articles and spotlight articles. Ana attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and graduated in 2017 with degrees in Spanish and journalism.

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  1. Olivia Buenrostro-Soto says

    September 16, 2021 at 9:42 am

    Thank you for the information. We share with our Care Coordinators everyday. It keeps our staff knowledgeable on community events and other information.

    Lola’s New Beginnings is a Latina mother and daughter business, who serves low income pregnant women and women with infants. We service the whole family, so that they are able to reach their personal, career and financial goals.

    Blessings

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