Yakima County Asset Building Coalition

What is Financial Literacy? It is a solid foundation, through learned skills, for a smart and healthy relationship with money. We focus on connecting people with the resources they need, partnering with multiple agencies to provide free tax preparation, including the Earned Income Tax Credit and Working Families Tax Credit tax reductions; Bank on Yakima which offers people a second chance  to have a free or low cost bank account; access to College Bound, a Statewide scholarship program for youth hoping to go to college; financial education opportunities, both online and in person, to help with things like debt reduction, budget planning, or fixing your credit; a program supporting microenterprise businesses (five or less employees) and much, much more.   Check us out!

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BANK ON WA FORUM 2024

August 29, 2024

Join the Financial Empowerment Network (FEN) for the 2024 Bank On Washington Annual Forum being held October 24th and 25th in Washougal (just east of Vancouver, WA) at the beautiful Black Pearl on the Columbia! The theme this year is Leading the Way: Embracing Financial Belonging. We explored the concept of fostering financial belonging at our forum last year and discussed the barriers and…

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What Is The Yakima County Asset Building Coalition?

September 20, 2022

In 2005, a small group of concerned individuals, representatives from the Yakima County Consumer Credit Counseling, United Way, and the Washington State Asset Building Coalition met to discuss solutions to help low to moderate income families reach and sustain financial stability. The group identified the need for a local organization to assist people in building…

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The MISSION is to advocate for financial literacy and the development of personal assets for low to moderate income working families and individuals living in Yakima County.