King County Financial Empowerment Network (KCFEN)
About Us
Due to 2025 state funding cuts to Asset Building Coalitions, and the resulting impacts on FEN's budget, FEN has made the decision to suspend the KC FEN program as of May 2025. This decision, while hard, allows FEN to prioritize core services and sustainability across the network.
The King County Financial Empowerment Network (KCFEN), empowers low-and-moderate income King County residents to build, maintain and preserve assets and achieve financial security. We partner with community organizations, financial institutions, and local government to find innovative solutions to address poverty in King County. We do this through programs that provide:
- Access to reliable and relevant resources for King County
- Youth financial education
- Bank On Seattle King County Integration Initiative
By connecting people to resources and education, we hope to empower this community to build lasting financial resilience and break down barriers to economic success. Through these critical partnerships, we strive to create an equitable and inclusive future where everyone can thrive financially.
Values
- Collaboration
- Integrity
- Accountability
- Honesty
KCFEN Initiatives and Outreach
Bank On Seattle King County, a KCFEN initiative, brings together local resources to expand access to first time and second chance accounts to local low- and moderate-income residents, especially immigrants, youth, and justice impacted communities. The goal of the strategy is to assist the County’s unbanked and underbanked residents achieve greater economic prosperity by connecting them to financial mainstream services, products, and financial education.
Financial Capacity Building: forming strategic partnerships to increase access to financial institutions for un and underbanked residents of King County.
To get more information on how to get involved with Bank On Seattle King County, please email hello@fenwa.org
King County Provider Submission and Resource Suggestion
Check out our King County Provider Directory!
Created in January 2025, the purpose of this directory is to provide accessible and affordable resources for financial coaching, counseling and education, along with other key financial health resources in King County. We prioritize nonprofit and government partners and other providers if services are provided at low-to-no cost, or with affordable sliding scale fee options. Read our website linking policy.
Does your organization offer financial wellness services, and you want to add your organization to this list? Or have a suggested resource you think should be added to this page, please let us know.
Join the conversation!
- Sign up to receive email updates from FEN on the KCFEN and Bank On Seattle King County
