Dear Friends
December 2021

How SparkPoint Oakland Changes Lives

Let’s talk money! Fun fact #1: EBALDC has been providing financial services to our residents and community members for nearly 20 years! Fun fact #2: EBALDC, through our volunteer network, has distributed $25 MILLION back to the community since 2003, when we opened our first Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. In 2018, EBALDC was named a National VITA Savings Champion Site for promoting savings at tax time. Fun fact #3:  Along with the United Way Bay Area, EBALDC opened its first financial services center – SparkPoint – in 2009. There are now... Read more
News
June 2020

Mickey’s Story: From Laney College to Financial Wellness

I was recently laid off due to COVID-19, which has made me doubly grateful that I happened to stumble across the Sparkpointprogram through one of my classes at Laney College. Prior to participating in SparkPoint Oakland, I knew that financial coaching programs existed. However, I never knew how to find them, or whether or not I would qualify or be able to afford them, and I never thought they would be as extensive as the help I’ve received through SparkPoint Oakland. I initially thought the SparkPoint Oakland matched savings account program,... Read more