PITTSFIELD, Mass. — April is Financial Literacy Month, and for Greylock Federal Credit Union, this means a special opportunity to share its collection of free financial literacy tools and resources to support individuals of all ages.

 

"We live and breathe financial literacy every day, but during this month it's deeply personal to us, so we want to bring special attention to the entire package of Greylock's on-demand resources, products and tools," said Roberta McCulloch-Dews, Vice President of Marketing. "From our interactive Banzai tools and calculators to our hybrid classes and workshops, and our content, there's something for everyone."
 

Greylock's Money Mindset blog at greylock.org offers expert advice and helpful tips for numerous financial goals and challenges. Recent blogs include How to Build an Emergency Fund, 5 Tips to Improve Your Credit Score and Don't Let Debt Get You Down.

 

The credit union's video content offers another pathway for education.

 

"We have a lot of fun educating people in our community," said Jeff Lowenstein, a certified credit union financial wellness coach at Greylock's Community Empowerment Center (CEC) located inside the branch at 75 Kellogg Street in Pittsfield. "We hope the silliness of our reels helps people feel that Greylock and our coaching team are accessible and approachable. Financial literacy can be simple and even fun."

 

Greylock's social media channels offer timely, relatable and humorous takes on important topics. Check out Lowenstein in a recent multi-part reel series on student loans. To stay connected and to check out this month's video content, follow us on Instagram (@greylockfederal) and YouTube at youtube.com/@GreylockFederal.

 

 Greylock offers three free classes and workshops this month.

"Prepare-se para Comprar uma Casa" will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 6 at the CEC. Presented in Spanish, the workshop aims to support individuals who are ready to purchase a home. They will have the opportunity to discuss the process and meet with Spanish-speaking professionals.

 

Another first-time homebuyer class, also offered in Spanish, is "Clase Para Compradores De Vivienda Por Primera Vez." This in-person workshop will be held at 5:30 p.m. on April 27 at the CEC.

 

A third free workshop on estate planning will be at 6 p.m. on April 29 via zoom. The class is designed to help people consider how to best protect loved ones. Learn more and register for workshops at greylock.org/cec.

 

For more information, visit www.greylock.org/CEC .