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Office of Work-Life Programs -
Financial Management
Who is Eligible for this Program?
The Financial Management Program is available to the
following members of Team Coast Guard:
- Active Duty, Reservists, Retirees and their dependents
- Civil Service employees
- Exchange System and MWR employees
Purpose of Program
The Financial Management Program is intended to provide
practical information and financial planning tools to eligible members
experiencing financial difficulties.
Program
Confidentiality
Discussions of individual personal finance are confidential.
Services and Resources Available
- Employee Assistance Program Coordinator (EAPC)
EAPC's are located on the Work-Life Staff at each Integrated Support Command and the Headquarters Support Command. EAPC's can assist you with obtaining help with financial issues, and with any problems that may accompany those difficulties. Information on contacting your EAPC is provided below. -
Employee Assistance Program (1-800-222-0364) Financial Consultation
Program
Offers objective, targeted information on a wide range of issues including retirement planning, education funding, debt management, estate planning, savings and investment strategies. Also offers counseling regarding any problems that may accompany the financial difficulties. Registration required.
Related Program Information
Often financial difficulties are accompanied by other problems. Anyone
experiencing financial problems is encouraged to talk to their regional EAPC,
or call the EAP toll-free number at 1-800-222-0364. In addition to
addressing the financial issues, the EAPC or EAP counselor can help you
identify and address any other problems you may be facing.
Related Web Sites
The following web sites provide information related to the Financial
Management Program:
- Coast Guard Mutual Assistance - CGMA offers financial assistance and counseling. To learn more about these services visit the Coast Guard Mutual Assistance web site.
- Air Force Crossroads - This Air Force website provides links for everything from Car Buying and College Planning to Personal Investing and State/Federal Taxes. A good portal to a wealth of useful information.
- The Council of Better Business Bureaus (BBB) - This organization has a program devoted to providing Coast Guard and DoD members and civilian employees and their families with consumer education, related workshops and advocacy. It provides custom educational materials, breaking news on consumer issues affecting the military, access to BBB reliability reports and complaint systems, and subscriber information for a free monthly BBB Military Line e-newsletter. In addition, all 165 local BBBs and branches stand ready to assist callers.
- LIFELines Services Network - This well-maintained Navy and Marine Corps Quality of Life website provides useful information on a wide-variety of military-related issues including pay and benefits and financial information. Click on the "Financial Basics", "Planning", "Financial Problems", "Real Estate Purchases" or "Retirement Planning" links to access information and resources.
- Military Saves - A Joint DoD and Consumer Federation of America initiative committed to helping and supporting military members and their loved ones to build personal savings arsenals to provide for their immediate and long term needs. The site provides information on how to save on auto purchases, save for emergencies, save for a home, get out of debt, and manage savings and investments.
- National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) - A great site for useful information and services related to debt management. NFCC is the nation's largest and longest serving national nonprofit credit counseling organization. Coast Guard Mutual Assistance has long partnered with NFCC and will pay reasonable fees for counseling services provided by their member agencies, Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS) offices, nation-wide. To find a CCCS office near you go to www.debtadvice.org/TakeTheFirstStep/locator.cfm or call 1-800-388-2227.
- National Military Family Association - This organization's website provides information for military families concerning their rights. benefits and services available to them. Includes links for services available through the military branches. It also advocates on behalf of military families.
- PayDay Loan Website - Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has developed this site to make people more aware of the pitfalls of payday lenders. It is excellent and has information broken out by state.
- SaveAndInvest.org - SaveAndInvest.org is a great source for objective answers, unbiased investing resources and straight-talking financial information and tools. It's a free service of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Investor Education Foundation, formerly known as the National Association of Securities Dealers’ Investor Education Foundation and was designed with military members in mind. Includes lots of sound advice.
Point of Contact
If you are unable to contact the Employee Assistance Program Coordinator on your
Regional Work-Life Staff, or need additional
assistance beyond the information provided here, please contact the
Headquarters Employee Assistance Program Manager, Mr. John Reibling at (202)
475-5161 Fax: (202) 475-5907 or Email at
John.S.Reibling@uscg.mil.