Center for Financial Stability
Began in January of 2013, United Way of Onslow County’s Center for Financial Stability is available to help Onslow County residents build self-sufficiency and work to become financially stable.
Click here to download the Financial Stability Center Framework
Interested in providing flyers for your clients? You can download them here.
Interested in becoming a client for the Center for Financial Stability?
You can download the client enrollment form here. You will need to bring this in for your scheduled appointment. If you have not yet made an appointment, please call 910-347-2646.
Volunteers are needed to provide financial empowerment coaching by assisting clients with creating budgets, accessing benefits, providing tax preparation and offer other resources and referrals.
In addition to being able to refer clients to the Center once established, local agencies, schools, and human service workers can have staff attend any or all of the below trainings to assist clients they already work with.
The following training is required to become a Financial Empowerment Coach:
- The next volunteer training is tentatively scheduled for Saturday June 22. Please contact Lauren Welch, Program Manager & Volunteer Onslow Director if interested in this training date at 910-938-4357 or lwelch@uwonslow.org
Interested in volunteering?
Volunteers with financial expertise-- those who are currently working in a financial role, who would like to give back to their community a few hours a month would be great for this opportunity! Volunteers interested in becoming a Financial Empowerment Coach, must attend the above training. Clients are paired with volunteers based on the volunteer’s availability for sessions at least once a month. Click the "Register for Training" Button above to finish quickly register!
How does it work?
The Center uses a 3-part service approach:
| Earn it: | Increase Access to Work Supports & Benefits |
| Keep it: | Financial Coaching & Credit Improvement |
| Save it: | Building Assets toward Self-Sufficiency |
As a partner of The Benefit Bank® of North Carolina (TBB™-NC),United Way of Onslow County helps to connect low- and medium-income families and individuals to education and work supports, including tax credits, food and 
health benefits, and student financial aid. Trained counselors assist clients in completing benefit applications using the powerful online service called The Benefit Bank.
In addition to benefit access/enrollment and tax preparation, volunteer Financial Empowerment Coaches will work one-on-one with clients to create a customized plan to reduce debt, improve credit, and better manage their finances.
Want to utilize the Benefit Bank on your own?
The Center for Financial Stability offers you the ability to use the "self serve" link and file your own taxes, FAFSA, complete the application for medicaid or food stamps and register for vote or get your military documentation.
Use the self serve link by clicking on the "self serve" logo below. If you have any questions, please contact the Center for Financial Stability at the number above.
