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Personalized Financial Empowerment

By providing tailored financial coaching, education, and tools aligned to individual circumstances, members achieve improved financial behaviors and long-term stability, because personalized, non-judgmental support builds self-efficacy, trust, and actionable habits. This strategy centers on individualized engagement—using one-on-one counseling, behavioral insights, and customized planning—to meet people where they are financially. Unlike generic financial literacy programs, it emphasizes sustained, relational support and behavioral change, combining emotional safety with practical tools to foster lasting financial autonomy. It is distinct in its focus on co-created solutions rather than one-size-fits-all education or product-based interventions.

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orgs running it
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activities of those orgs
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clusters touched
who runs it

organizations running this strategy · 33

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what it looks like in practice

activities of orgs running this strategy

A sample of programmatic activities from the orgs above. These are what the strategy looks like on the ground.

  • Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance TRELLIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
    direct service
    Provides financial assistance for down payments and closing costs to first-time homebuyers through the Arizona is Home (AIH) program.
  • Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance TRELLIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
    direct service
    Provides financial assistance for down payment and closing costs to first-time homebuyers through the Arizona is Home (AIH) program.
  • Financial Access Services TRELLIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
    direct service
    Offers financial access services as part of broader financial literacy and homeownership preparation programming.
  • Homebuyer Education Classes TRELLIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
    direct service
    Offers HUD-approved 8-hour in-person homebuyer education classes, as well as free three-day online and virtual financial literacy classes consisting of three 2-hour sessions requiring full attendance.
  • Homebuyer Education Classes TRELLIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
    direct service
    Offers HUD-approved 8-hour in-person homebuyer education classes and free three-day online or virtual financial literacy classes (three 2-hour sessions over consecutive days), requiring full attendance. These classes cover budgeting, credit, savings, and informed home buying decisions.
  • Neighborhood Revitalization and Development TRELLIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
    direct service
    Engages in neighborhood development and revitalization efforts, including along the McDowell Road Commercial Corridor in Phoenix, and builds or rehabilitates homes for purchase to support homeownership in local communities.
  • Neighborhood Revitalization and Development TRELLIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
    direct service
    Engages in neighborhood development and revitalization efforts, including building or rehabbing homes for purchase, with a focus on the McDowell Road Commercial Corridor in Phoenix and surrounding neighborhoods.
  • One-on-One Homeownership Counseling TRELLIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
    direct service
    Provides individual pre-purchase counseling and ongoing financial counseling to help clients overcome obstacles to homeownership, including financial literacy, credit repair, budgeting, debt repayment, down payment assistance, and mortgage refinancing decisions. Services are delivered by HUD-certified instructors.
  • One-on-One Homeownership Counseling TRELLIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
    direct service
    Provides individual pre-purchase counseling and one-on-one financial counseling to help clients improve credit, manage budgeting and debt, repair credit, and navigate home buying and mortgage refinancing decisions, delivered by HUD-certified instructors.
  • Administer membership eligibility and referral program LANDINGS CREDIT UNION
    direct service
    Offers membership to employees and students of Arizona educational institutions, employees of Select Employer Groups, and allows current members to sponsor friends through a refer-a-friend program.
  • Deliver financial literacy education LANDINGS CREDIT UNION
    capacity building
    Provides financial education to teens and offers classes to members to enhance their financial literacy and money management skills.
  • Deliver financial literacy education LANDINGS CREDIT UNION
    capacity building
    Provides financial education classes and resources for teens and members to support informed money management and broader financial literacy.
  • Manage branch operating hours and closures LANDINGS CREDIT UNION
    direct service
    Observes early closures on holidays, including closing at noon on Christmas Eve and at 3pm on New Year’s Eve.
  • Offer Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) financing LANDINGS CREDIT UNION
    direct service
    Provides Buy Now, Pay Later financing to checking account holders for eligible purchases, depositing funds into accounts shortly after offer acceptance. Members can also repay BNPL plans early through online banking or in-branch.
  • Offer Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) financing LANDINGS CREDIT UNION
    direct service
    Provides Buy Now, Pay Later financing to checking account holders for eligible purchases, with funds deposited into accounts shortly after acceptance and options for early repayment via online banking or in-branch.
  • Offer Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) financing LANDINGS CREDIT UNION
    direct service
    Provides Buy Now, Pay Later financing to checking account holders for eligible purchases, depositing funds quickly and allowing early repayment.
  • Offer Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) financing LANDINGS CREDIT UNION
    direct service
    Provides Buy Now, Pay Later financing to checking account holders for eligible purchases, depositing funds into checking accounts quickly after offer acceptance. Members can also repay BNPL plans early through online banking or in-branch.
  • Offer Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) financing LANDINGS CREDIT UNION
    direct service
    Provides Buy Now, Pay Later financing to checking account holders for eligible purchases, depositing funds quickly and allowing early repayment through online banking or in-branch.