The Prosperity Center
The Prosperity Center is our one-stop financial stability center offering an array of programming to residents in Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes, including financial education and coaching, credit building and counseling, benefits screening, and income tax assistance.
With locations in Orleans (J. Wayne Leonard Prosperity Center, UWSELA Prosperity Center - New Orleans East Campus), St. Tammany (Northshore Prosperity Center), and Washington (UWSELA Prosperity Center - Bogalusa Campus) parishes, all centers also house United Way’s IDA Project, a matched savings account program helping low-income individuals through a 4:1 match of their own savings for a home, small business, post-secondary education, vehicle purchase, or home maintenance.
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Our Services
Financial Capability Specialists are trained to help you understand your financial position; identify obstacles to your financial success, and establish a plan to achieve your financial goals.
Prosperity Center participants begin their path to financial freedom by accessing any of our financial capability services:
- Financial Education – Group seminars covering a broad spectrum of financial topics.
- Financial Coaching – gives participants control by teaching them to outline specific personal financial goals and hold themselves accountable for achieving those goals with one-on-one support.
- Financial Counseling – one-on-one instruction to help participants manage and reduce debt and take positive steps to improve their credit.
- Access to Safe and Affordable Financial Products – Provide alternative options to high-cost financial service providers (e.g. check cashers and payday lenders)
- Access to Federal and State Benefits – Comprehensive screening to determine federal and state eligibility for participants
- Free Tax Preparation Assistance – Inclusive tax preparation services integrated with financial education
- Incentivized Savings Program – Matched-savings program designed to encourage savings behavior for specified assets
- Asset Ownership Programs – Wealth building programming designed to help participants purchase and maintain assets, such as a home, business, or obtaining an education
- Workforce Development Soft Skills – a combination of soft skills training that enables participants to navigate their environment, work well with others, perform well and achieve employment
Free Student Loan Help
We know that finding the right path to student loan repayment is critical for your future success. That’s why we’ve partnered with Savi™ and Ascendium® to offer you free student loan help.
Compare customized repayment options, attend educational webinars, and get personalized loan counseling. Go to My Way to Repay to get started.
About the Prosperity Center
The Prosperity Center is United Way of Southeast Louisiana's one-stop financial capability center model, offering an array of programming to area residents, including financial education and coaching, credit building and counseling, benefits screening, matched savings, soft skills training. Take a virtual tour of the Prosperity Center!
Sponsorship
Organizations interested in partnering with United Way’s prosperity centers may contact ChiquitaL@UnitedWaySELA.org for assistance.
Learn more about corporate and individual sponsorships here.