For nearly a decade, Solid Ground's Financial Skills Education has helped hundreds of families avoid debt and build financial stability through free classes emphasizing savings to support reaching personal financial goals.
Currently, our Financial Skills Education classes are on hiatus for restructuring, but we are incorporating financial skill building into many of Solid Ground's housing services.
Free Checking Accounts
Bank on Seattle/King County: Today, everybody can get a checking account and stop paying fees to cash checks. Even if you've had problems with an account in the past, have never had an account before, or don't have a Social Security number, you can open a bank or credit union account in Seattle and King County. Deposit your money for free and pay bills at no additional cost.
Individual Development Account (IDA)
An IDA is a matched savings account in collaboration with the United Way of King County. Whether you wish to own your own home, pursue an education, or start your own business, an IDA is a financial tool to help you meet your goal faster. For every dollar you save in your IDA, United Way of King County will match it with three more dollars.
Solid Ground no longer participates in the IDA program and there are no longer IDAs available for homeownership or education for adults in Washington State – only for current or former foster youth to use for rental housing, education/job training, computers, cars or healthcare premiums. For information about these youth IDAs, visit the YMCA Young Adult Services website or contact them at 206.749.7584. You can also visit the United Way of King County's website or contact the 2.1.1 Community Information Line to find out if other organizations offer IDAs.
Phone: 206.694.6774, or contact the
2.1.1 Community Information Line to find other
Financial Skills classes in Seattle/King County
TTY: 7.1.1
Email: housingcounseling@solid-ground.org
FAX: 206.694.6795
Address: Solid Ground
1501 North 45th Street
Seattle, WA 98103-6708