Forward Focus helps families take control of
their financial future and achieve self-sufficiency.
Forward Focus provides a pathway to financial stability by equipping participants with practical knowledge to manage their finances more effectively, address current financial challenges and lay the groundwork for future financial health.
The Forward Focus program provides participants with free, one-on-one, confidential coaching by certified credit counselors to help achieve their own financial goals.
Spending Plan
In a confidential, one-on-one meeting, participants create a spending plan and have the option to continue working with Forward Focus to implement and strategize their overall financial picture on a continual basis. Forward Focus staff work with clients to prioritize their expenses and reduce expenditures as needed. Each plan is individualized to meet the client’s lifestyle.
Financial Goals
Whether participants’ financial goals are debt management, emergency savings, credit improvement or better financial health, staff will provide information, resources, and strategies to accomplish these goals.
Financial Literacy
Participants can gain knowledge of the intricacies of money management from budgeting and saving to managing debt and paying taxes which is fundamental to making informed financial decisions.
Path Forward
Forward Focus emphasizes immediate action steps and practical solutions for financial stability. This may include employment readiness assistance, connecting to government benefits programs, or debt consolidation programs.
Client Testimonials
Services are funded by:
The Jewish Federation of Cleveland | Individual Donors
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