Financial Empowerment Center

  • FEC Financial Counseling

    • Financial Counseling by Phone

      1 hour

      This is a 1-hour financial counseling appointment by phone. Your financial counselor will call you at the phone number you provide on the date and time of your appointment. The FEC counselors cannot give investment advice or provide l ...

    • In-Person Financial Counseling at Kenmore FEC

      1 hour

      This is a 1-hour financial counseling appointment that will take place in-person at the Akron Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) located at 1060 Kenmore Blvd. Please plan to arrive at the FEC at the date and time of your appointment. ...

    FEC Satellite locations

    • Financial Counseling at Akron Children's Hospital

      1 hour

      This appointment takes place in-person at Akron Children Hospital, in the Family Resource Center, for anyone interested in one-on-one financial counseling. Please note that all parking will be validated if you are attending financial c ...

    • Financial Counseling at North High School

      1 hour

      This appointment takes place in-person at North High School, in the Family Resource Center, for parents (students) and staff interested in one-on-one financial counseling.

    • Financial Counseling at McEbright

      1 hour

      This appointment takes place in-person at the McEbright Community Learning Center (CLC), in the Family Resource Center, for parents (students) and staff interested in one-on-one financial counseling.

    • Financial Counseling at David Hill CLC

      1 hour

      This appointment takes place in-person at the David Hill Community Learning Center (CLC), in the Family Resource Center, for parents (students) and staff interested in one-on-one financial counseling.

    • FEC- Wellness at Work (Akron Children's Hospital Employee Hardship Fund Only) - Virtual Appointments Only

      1 hour

    • FEC- Wellness at Work (City of Akron Employees Only)

      1 hour

      This appointment will take place onsite at one of the City of Akron's work locations. Please check the onsite monthly locations listed below. January – Municipal Building (9th, 23rd) February – Balch Street Fitness (13th, 27th) March ...

    • Wellness at Work (Cleveland Clinic Medina Employees Only)- Onsite financial counseling in Conference Room 5.

      1 hour

      Our onsite days are below, from 9-4pm in Conference Room 5. 
      Tuesday, April 15th
      Monday, May 12th
      Tuesday, June 17th

      Please go to the specific date you are interested in to see availability.

    • FEC- Wellness at Work (Sparton Employees Only)

      1 hour

      Our onsite days for 2025 are January 30th, April 14th, July 31st, and October 30th, from 9-4. 

      Onsite financial counseling for Sparton employees. Your meeting will be held in the office with the conference table.

    • FEC- Wellness at Work (UWSM Employees Only) - Please email adudley@uwsummitmedina.org with questions.

      1 hour

      Onsite (Main) financial counseling for UWSM employees. If your session is from 10- 12p.m. your session will take place in the Maiden conference room. If your session is from 12- 4p.m. your session will take place in the Market conferenc ...

    Medina- FEC Financial counseling

    • Financial Counseling by Phone-Medina County

      1 hour

      This is a 1-hour financial counseling appointment by phone. At your scheduled time, your financial counselor will call you at the phone number you provided when scheduling your appointment. The FEC counselors cannot give investment adv ...

    • In-Person Financial Counseling- Medina County

      1 hour

      This is a 1-hour in-person financial counseling appointment at our United Way offices in Medina County.

    Portage AARP sites

    • 1 HOUR: In-Person Tax Appointment (Kent)

      5 minutes

    • 1 HOUR: In-Person Tax Appointment (Streetsboro)

      5 minutes

    • 1 Hour In-Person Tax Appointment (Ravenna)

      5 minutes

    Summit County Next

    • Financial Counseling by Phone

      1 hour

      This is a 1-hour financial counseling appointment by phone. At your scheduled time, your financial counselor will call you at the phone number you provided when scheduling your appointment.

    • In-Person Financial Counseling

      1 hour

      This is a 1-hour financial counseling appointment that will take place in-person at the Akron Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) located at 1060 Kenmore Blvd. Please plan to arrive at the FEC at the date and time of your appointment.

    VITA Akron Tax Prep 2025

    • In- person Tax Preparation at Kenmore FEC (daytime only)

      30 minutes

      This appointment type is offered on weekdays and Saturdays and will take approximately 2 hours. Clients come into the FEC at 1060 Kenmore Blvd with their required documents to complete their intake forms & interview. After completing t ...

    • In-person Tax Preparation at Kenmore FEC (evening only)

      45 minutes

      In-person appointments are offered in the evening. Clients will come into the FEC at 1060 Kenmore Blvd. at their scheduled time with their required documents, complete intake forms, and be assigned to a tax preparer. The process will ta ...

    • Drop off Tax Preparation at Kenmore FEC

      30 minutes

      Clients come into the FEC at 1060 Kenmore Blvd with their required documents and identification and complete their intake forms and interview which will take approximately 30 minutes. Clients will be contacted within 5 days to review, s ...

    • Akron Children's Hospital In-Person Tax Preparation (open for community scheduling)

      30 minutes

      Akron Children's Hospital welcomes community tax appointments. Clients will be asked to bring all tax documents and identification and complete intake forms. The appointment will last approximately 60-90 minutes depending on the complex ...

    VITA Mobile Sites 2025

    • Barberton Library Tax Preparation

      30 minutes

      Clients will have their taxes prepared at Barberton Public Library. Clients will be asked to bring all tax documents and identification and complete intake forms. The appointment will last approximately 60-90 minutes depending on the co ...