City of Columbus offers free services to help residents stick to their financial goals [Video]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s National Financial Literacy Month and the city of Columbus is offering free services at its Financial Empowerment Center to help residents reach their financial goals.

No matter how long the sessions take or how many they need, trained financial counselors are ready to help residents get their finances back on track.

The services are provided by the City of Columbus and Jewish Family Services to anyone 18 and older in central Ohio and include one-on-one time with a professional.

Mayor Andrew Ginther and Columbus City Councilmembers said that increasing financial empowerment can lead to financially secure residents and an economically secure city.

The counselors can go over boosting your credit score, decreasing debt, budgeting and managing your finances and meeting your saving goal.

“Our counselors do explore with people what …