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- EIN 53-0132493
- (202) 677-4314
- 2033 K St Nw Ste 425 Washington DC 20006-1018 USA
- www.nfcc.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Financial Counseling, Human Services
Mission: To promote the national agenda for financially responsible behavior and build capacity for its members to deliver the highest quality financial education and counseling services. (please note that this statement is continued on schedule o)the nfcc is the nation's largest and longest serving national nonprofit credit counseling network, with nearly 90 member agencies and over 700 offices in communities throughout the united states and its territories. Each year, nfcc members assist millions of consumers, helping many to drive down their debt and take control of their finances.
Programs: Educational services - provides education to consumers in the areas of pre-filing bankruptcy counseling and pre-discharge education. Provides certification training to member agency staff on a variety of financial, budget, housing, bankruptcy, and consumer protection issues. During 2013, the foundation launched the "sharpen your financial focus" initiative in order to assist consumers with identifying and solving their most pressing financial issues. In 2015 the nfcc began development of a national student loan program which was integrated into sharpen 2. 0. This program includes specific counselor training and certification to educate consumers on their student loan debt. Expenses related to this initiative are included within this program area.
housing - provides federal grant funding to member agencies to provide individual and group educational sessions on a wide variety of housing issues to consumers needing assistance seeking, financing, maintaining, renting, or owning a home.
member services - provides member communications including visits to member agencies, member meetings and conferences, publications of newsletters, and maintenance of important member information through the members-only section of the foundation's website.