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Financial Stability

Center for Working Families

The Center for Working Families model utilizes an integrated approach for delivering vital services and financial support to low to moderate income families – all designed to promote financial stability and sustainable economic gains for clients. It provides a comprehensive set of services to families to help them learn to save, build assets, and eventually move from debt to positive net worth and financial independence. This is done through a targeted focus on skill-building, employment services, financial literacy, and asset-building.

Financial Coaching

  • Conduct assessments
  • Develop a workable budget
  • Work with participants to help them understand spending habits
  • Help participants learn how to stop living “paycheck to paycheck”
  • Coaching individuals on how to build wealth
  • Coaching lessons on building up a savings account and investing
  • Assist with Tax Preparation (Coordinate service delivery with Accounting Aid Society)

 

Workforce Development

  • Screening for funded program
  • Career assessment
  • Employability skills workshops
  • Resources to funded trainings/educational programs
  • Employer/job referrals
  • Resume development
  • Access to Michigan Talent Bank
  • Access to job fairs
  • GED completion

Income Benefits

  • Connect individuals and families to public resources and entitlement benefits
  • Emergency services
  • Information and referral services
  • Immigration services
  • Legal aid
  • Translation/interpretation services

  • Prescreen clients for eligibility

  • Help gather all supportive documents

  •  Coaching assistance for individuals applying for tax credits

Contact:

ACCESS One-Stop Employment & Human Service Center
Social Services Department
6451 Schaefer Road
Dearborn, MI 48126

Phone: 313.203.1874
Fax: 313-624-9417

Omar Tucktuck, Center for Working Families Supervisor

Email: otucktuck@accesscommunity.org

 

 

ACCESS Detroit One Stop Career Center

14627 W. Warren

Detroit, Michigan 48228

 

Office: 313 429-2469

Fax: 313 4292998

Rami Alsaad, Financial Educator

Email: ralsaad@accesscommunity.org

 

Financially stable family is secure thanks to ACCESS services.
ACCESS services enabled this family to become financially stable.