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ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Financial Advancement Network (FAN) consists of clubs and workshops that aim to educate and empower individuals to make financial decisions and create financial goals.

Workshops are offered for organizations, businesses, churches, clubs, and groups that are looking for speakers on a variety of financial education topics. Workshop speakers are highly trained and are able to provide sessions at the organization’s convenience. If you are interested in scheduling a financial education workshop, please contact the CED team at CEDPhilly@uac.org or call 215-851-1738.

Clubs are groups of 5-20 people who commit to meeting on a regular basis to improve their money management habits, rectify troubled financial situations, and pursue their financial goals. Group may be formed by those who share employment, school, church or temple, an association, a social service agency, etc. If you are interested in starting a FAN Club for your organization or group, please contact the CED team at CEDPhilly@uac.org or call 215-851-1738.

More About FAN Workshops

We all start somewhere.

Financial education workshops are scheduled throughout the Greater Philadelphia area to equip individuals with the knowledge necessary to make sound financial decisions. The coordination and operation of these workshops exist because of a partnership between the volunteer financial educators, CED’s Program Coordinator, and various host agencies. Each hour-long workshop consists of a financial training presentation, a Q & A session and a post-training survey.

Special financial education programs are available for many different populations and financial health situations, including senior citizens to help them avoid financial fraud and scams.

Topics include:

Estate Planning
Creating a Financial Plan
Effective Financial Goal Setting
Spending Plan and Money Management
The Process of Homeownership
Bankruptcy Education
Getting and Understanding Credit
Building and Maintaining Credit
Using Credit Cards
Getting Loans
Predatory Lending
Identify Theft
What You Should Know about Retirement
Preventing Foreclosure and Saving
And more!

See what the FAN Workshops are all about.

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Want to schedule a FAN Workshop for your group or organization?

Contact FAN Coordinator Leslie Russell Winder at lwinder@uac.org or call 215-851-1738.

More About Fan Clubs

FAN Clubs are groups of 5-20 people who commit to meeting on a regular basis to improve their money management habits, rectify troubled financial situations, and pursue their financial goals. Groups may be formed by those who share a place of employment, school, church or temple, an association, or a social service agency, etc.

Each FAN Club consists of six sessions, conducted by an expert, on topics such as “saving for tuition,” “paying down debt,” “improving your credit score,” or “implementing a balanced budget.” FAN Clubs encourage members to speak up about their progress in reaching personal financial goals.

Once a group commits to hosting a FAN Club at a particular site, UAC trains the club host to start the club and recruit members. UAC continues to work closely with both the host and the club leaders (President and Vice President) to help make individual clubs a success.

FAN Clubs may be organized according to level, subject matter, purpose, or types of members.

Foundations: managing a checking and savings account, creating and using a spending plan, and using and establishing good credit.
Advanced: personal financial planning, retirement planning, investing, risk management and insurance, and wills and estate planning.
Thematic: investment, credit-building, entrepreneurship, and homeownership

FAN Club Partners:

Mural Arts
Hace Community Development Corporation
Center in the Park
NorthEast Treatment Center
Kirkbride Center
Mother’s Home
Center for HOPE
Orleans Technical Institute

The Financial Advancement Network is an initiative of the Urban Affairs Coalition that is supported by the Coalition’s Community and Economic Department (CED). The CED’s mission is to bring capital to communities by building bridges between low- and moderate- income areas and mainstream financial institutions.

Want to start a FAN Club?

If you are interested in starting a FAN Club, please contact contact Leslie Russell Winder at lwinder@uac.org or call 215-851-1738 for more information about starting a club.