Financial Literacy Month is almost over, but before it is, we want to reflect on the many successes of the RI LISC Financial Opportunity Centers (FOCs) and introduce LISC’s newest initiative, Bridges to Career Opportunities (BCO). From 2011-2015, a grant from the federal Social Innovation Fund, matched by private, local sources made it possible for RI LISC to invest over $2.3 million into four FOCs located at Amos House, Genesis Center, Providence Housing Authority and Community Care Alliance. Grants to these community partners leveraged an additional $2.3 million in state and private funds through the grantee federal required match. We supported our FOCs with extensive staff training and credentialing in core areas like coaching and credit building, and provided intensive, ongoing technical assistance and data analysis to ensure that the LISC FOC model was being implemented effectively and clients were receiving seamless services and achieving meaningful outcomes. LISC’s credit building product, Twin Accounts, made it possible for some clients to take advantage of this powerful credit building tool to improve their scores significantly. Seven years after the Rhode Island program was launched, the LISC FOCs at Amos House, Genesis Center and Providence Housing Authority remain strong performers within LISC’s national FOC network of 100 Centers, helping their clients make behavioral changes that can result in life-changing financial and employment successes.