Mount Vernon Financial Empowerment Center

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The City of Mount Vernon, NY is seeking proposals from non-profit providers to deliver financial counseling services at the Mount Vernon Financial Empowerment Center (FEC). The FEC will provide professional, one-on-one financial counseling as a free public service to residents.

With support from the national nonprofit Cities for Financial Empowerment (CFE) Fund, the City of Mount Vernon will launch a Financial Empowerment Center as a key public service to support vulnerable residents. Through the FEC model, professionally trained FEC counselors will help individuals and families with low and moderate incomes manage their finances, pay down debt, increase savings, establish and build credit, and access safe and affordable mainstream banking products. Counseling services will be delivered by a community nonprofit service provider, and overseen and managed by the City of Mount Vernon; selected nonprofit service provider will be required to provide financial counseling services following the CFE Fund’s national FEC counseling model.

Mount Vernon FEC RFP Application (PDF)


Application Deadline:  May 9, 2023, 4:00pm

Submit via Bidnet

Please mail or hand-deliver your proposals to: 

Attention:  Sylvia Bolivar

                   Deputy Commissioner

                   Department of Planning and Community Development

                   City Hall – Suite 211

                   1 Roosevelt Square North

                   Mount Vernon, NY 10550

Workshop: Mount Vernon Financial Empowerment Center RFP

Applications will be accepted from April 13, 2023 to May 9th, 2023


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Please register to attend the City of Mount Vernon Financial Empowerment Center application workshop.  City staff will provide an overview on the Financial Empowerment Center model and answer your questions regarding the RFP.  Register by emailing: mmolina@cmvny.com

Workshop Date: Wednesday, May 3rd

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Via Zoom:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86183071670?pwd=ZVpqRjQwaFVhT3NIUWpISXUvZlFHQT09

APPLICATION LINK: Mount Vernon FEC RFP Application (PDF)

The City of Mount Vernon, NY is seeking proposals from community organizations (“Nonprofit Providers”) to manage and implement the City of Mount Vernon’s Financial Empowerment Center (FEC). The Financial Empowerment Center model provides free, professional, one-on-one financial counseling and coaching to residents. With support from the Cities for Financial Empowerment (CFE) Fund, and various funders, the City of Mount Vernon will launch a Financial Empowerment Center as a key public service to support financially vulnerable residents.

ZOOM Information:

Topic: Financial Empowerment Center RFP Workshop

Time: May 3, 2023 10:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)


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https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86183071670?pwd=ZVpqRjQwaFVhT3NIUWpISXUvZlFHQT09

Meeting ID: 861 8307 1670

Passcode: 500443

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