Financial Coaching

Love Columbia helps people understand and manage their finances. Raise your awareness about your income and expenses and get started with a budget. Go from there to create a spending plan, start saving, and reduce debt.

Financial coaching may include:

  • Basic budgeting: Create a budget, track income and expenses, and develop a spending plan.

  • Credit score building: Learn your credit score and create a plan to increase your score with helpful techniques and practices.

  • Extra Mile: Learn money management through a 16-week program with a coach that offers accountability partnership, financial rewards, and the opportunity to practice new financial skills. Some participants are eligible for a no-interest loan to retire a high interest payday or title loan.

  • Living on a Fixed Income: monthly support group for those living on a fixed income

  • VITA (seasonally): tax preparation assistance

  • Assistance with form completion

Program participants may also receive strategic financial assistance or items from our essentials closet. 

How to Join the Financial Coaching Program

GET ENROLLED

Call Love Columbia at 573-256-7662 and press option 1 during the public phone hours:

Monday 8:30-9:30 AM
Wednesday 3:30-4:30 PM

** Please note, these times are subject to change.

First

Our Connections team will respond to your voicemail within 1 to 3 business days to complete a screening and verify which of our programs best fits your need.

Second

You will be scheduled for an appointment with one of our staff. Their priority is to get to know you, support you, and offer you the most strategic help possible.

Third