Community Financial Resources
Missions and Goals
To provide financial tools for economically disadvantaged families, assist financial service providers in offering consumer friendly products to low-income households, and build the capacity of community organization and social service agencies to provide money mangement and asset-building strategies to their constituents.
Set new standards for best practices in the financial services industry by designing and coordinating the delivery of inexpensive, reliable products accessible to low wage working families deprived of the financial toold for basic asset building.
Improve the effectiveness of direct service providers working on poverty alleviation and financial self-sufficiency by creating more options to assist families.
Enhance community development and social service organizations community outreach efforts by allowing them to offer much needed financial products and services.
Provide financial service industry market research to identify opportunties for social entrepreneurship.
Population Served
Unbanked and underbanked low-income households and the community based organizations, goverment entities, and social service agencies that support them.
Services Offered
Languages
English
English
Spanish
French
Laotian
Serbo-Croatian
Thai
Korean
Russian
German
Spanish
Chinese
Vietnamese
Vietnamese
Tagalog
Mon-Khmer/Cambodian
Spanish
German
Organization Information
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Main Office
Address: 771 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, 94708
Phone: (510) 559-8638
Main Contact:
Contact: Executive Director Lauren Leimbach
Location: 771 Euclid Avenue Berkeley 94708
Phone: (510) 559-8638
Fax: (510) 559-8638 (call before)
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Parking
- Meter - Paid Lot - Free on Street Public Transportation
- Accessible by AC Transit. - Accessible by Bart.
Directions from Transit: Hours:
Monday - Friday |
Services Offered
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| Financial Education and Management Group or one-on-one education on financial best-practices and money management techniques Click for Details CFR develops and provides materials and helps organizations to develop consumer financial education strategies. | Phone Call Appointment |
| Financial Counseling and Planning Review of financial situation and any employment, immigration, legal, or family matters affecting such situation and requiring assistance. One-on-one or small group counseling, problem-solving and planning to help meet client’s financial goals Click for Details CFR will provide organizations with workshop materials on how to choose financial services. | Phone Call Appointment |
| Basic Budgeting Creating individual and family budgets to help maximize income, meet payment obligations, and save money Click for Details CFR has a Basic Budgeting consumer hand-out to be used with the CFR prepaid debit card. | Phone Call Appointment |
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| OTHER Click for Details The CFR prepaid VISA debit card can be used as a payroll card for direct deposit of wages. | Phone Call Appointment |
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| Financing Education Click for Details CFR will assist organizations in developing programs to help consumers create asset-buildings strategies. | Phone Call Appointment |
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| Banking Product Training Assistance and support in the use of banking products such as pre-paid debit cards, checking accounts, savings accounts, and credit products Click for Details CFR will train-the-trainer on how to offer and support a CFR prepaid VISA debit card program. CFR will provide organizations with a workshop module on "How to Choose Financial Services." | Phone Call Appointment |
| Checking Account Enrollment Click for Details The CFR prepaid VISA debit card has guaranteed checks that work like Money Orders. The CFR card can also be used for on-line bill payment. | Phone Call Appointment |