Financial Coaching: A New Approach for Asset Building

This report is available for free on the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s website.

Overview

This report reviews financial coaching programs with an emphasis on services for low-income families. It is based on interviews with representatives from more than 60% of the financial coaching programs currently being offered by nonprofit organizations to low-income clients. Overall, financial coaching has strong potential to facilitate asset building among low-income families, although best practices to deliver coaching are still being developed.

Recommended Citation

Collins, J. Michael, Christi Baker, and Rochelle Gorey. 2007. “Financial Coaching: A New Approach for Asset Building.” A Report for the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Available at http://www.aecf.org/resources/financial-coaching.