Company Profile
Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners
Company Overview
Neighborhood Trust Financial Partner’s (Neighborhood Trust) mission is to empower low-income individuals to become productive participants in the U.S. financial system and achieve their financial goals. Neighborhood Trust serves more than 6,000 clients each year via its specially trained corps of 20+ Financial Counselors and is regarded as an industry leader in the financial inclusion field. In 2013, the NYC Center for Economic Opportunity named Neighborhood Trust among the City’s 10 Most Innovative Nonprofits seeking to alleviate poverty.
Company History
Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners was founded in 1994 in response to the growing financial disenfranchisement of Upper Manhattan. Since its inception, Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners’ financial empowerment programs have provided clients with the products and counseling services to change their financial future. The signature Financial Empowerment Integration Program is delivered in coordination with Neighborhood Trust Federal Credit Union, a community development credit union (CDCU), and other community organizations so that financial counseling and products are trusted, easy to access and delivered in tandem with other support services.
In 2012, with the generous support of a cohort of funders, including Robin Hood and The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Neighborhood Trust moved into a new home in the Triangle Building at 1112 St. Nicholas Avenue in Washington Heights. Our new home provides an expanded and modern work space, increased visibility in the community, and improved accessibility to the Neighborhood Trust Federal Credit Union.
Since relocating to our new offices, Neighborhood Trust has grown rapidly, hiring 12 new Financial Advisors and launching two new initiatives: the Trust Card Program and a social venture called The Employer Solution. Today, Neighborhood Trust’s financial empowerment programs are delivered at more than 40 partners citywide, reaching an estimated 6,000 clients annually.