Q&A
Estate planning services and Financial Empowerment Centers
1:41:15
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Council Member Crystal Hudson inquires about estate planning services provided by Financial Empowerment Centers and the Homeowner Help Desk. Representatives from DCWP and HPD clarify the services offered and funding details.
- Financial Empowerment Centers do not provide estate planning services
- The Homeowner Help Desk offers free estate planning services
- The Homeowner Help Desk is funded for 3 years, with a possibility of a 3-year extension
- A new allocation of $1 million for fiscal year 25 may help expand estate planning services
Crystal Hudson
1:41:15
And, do financial empowerment centers provide estate planning?
Carlos Ortiz
1:41:20
No.
1:41:21
Financial empowerment centers do not provide estate planning.
1:41:23
I believe that is provided by the homeowner help desk.
1:41:26
I think they were funded for about a year for that.
Jenny Weyel
1:41:29
Quick correction, the homeowner help desk is funded for
UNKNOWN
1:41:31
3 years.
1:41:32
There's a possibility to extend their, contract by an additional 3
Jenny Weyel
1:41:32
years.
1:41:36
Service, estate planning is among the services that we offer free of charge and we hope to expand that specific service through this, Council's new allocation of $1,000,000 which is for 1 year for fiscal year 25.
