Rekindle Your Dreams

To Our Community,

It is with a heavy heart that we announce Save First Financial Wellness will be closing our doors at Catholic Charities of Oregon after a fruitful 13 years of serving over 20,000 members of the Portland metro and beyond.

Our final day with Catholic Charities of Oregon will be in the middle of June, but our hope is to find a new home for our program so our services can continue to be available. We are currently exploring options with community partners that should lead to a continuation of our services later in 2023, so please continue to check back for updates on how this is progressing.

Starting on April 25th, 2023, Save First will no longer have capacity to take general clients from the community as our remaining staff focus on closing out our current contract and grant responsibilities. For community members seeking help, please visit this blog post for information on alternative services that may be available to you.

Our sincerest thank you to everyone who has made our work possible -- more updates to come!

Save First is your partner as you work to attain a healthy financial perspective and lifestyle by providing educational resources, workshops, coaching, and strategies for asset creation & debt reduction.

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One-on-One Coaching

Financial coaching

  • Create a personalized budget
  • Make a debt payment plan
  • Create a savings plan for retirement
  • Work on managing or building your credit
  • Receive HUD Certified Housing Counseling
  • Membership required for access (Scholarships available)
Find Your Match
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Financial Wellness Education

Plant the seeds to change your financial future

  • Learn how to start and grow your savings
  • Understand the basics of budgeting
  • Improve techniques for paying down debt
  • Learn about good and bad credit
  • Membership required for access (Scholarships Available)
Sign Up for Classes
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Emergency Financial Assistance

Employer help for hardships

  • Confidentially access hardship funds provided by participating employers
  • Patient, understanding professionals to walk you through your harship
  • Help navigating programs and tools in your benefits package
  • Employment by a participating employer required for access
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Asset Building

Matched Savings Programs

  • Individual Development Accounts
  • Credit Builder Program
  • Referrals for Small Personal Loans
  • Membership required for access (Scholarships available)
Learn More
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RentWell©

Improve your rent-ability

  • Know your rights as a tenant
  • Learn how to be a good tenant
  • Improve your rental history
  • HUD Housing Counselors on Staff
  • Course Fee of $60 required for in-person class (Scholarships available)
Learn More
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Understanding Credit

Improve your credit profile

  • Create a plan to pay down debt
  • Learn how to build new credit
  • Review your credit report with a professional
  • Credit report review included with membership
  • Tri-Merge CredCo Credit Pull available for $25
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Cost of Services

Workplace financial wellness--we partner with employers around the region to make Save First’s services available free as an employee benefit. Ask your HR department if your company offers Save First Financial Wellness benefits or email us at hello@savefirstfiancial.org.

Individual access--anyone from the community can access Save First services through a paid yearly membership, ala carte service fees, or by applying for a scholarship. Our Navigation team will help you choose which option may be best for your situation during your intake call. An appointment will be scheduled after completing a general application here.

Learn more by reading our fee disclosure document.

Ready to start your journey to financial wellness?

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