About Us
The Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) is a unique private-public partnership housed within the Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector of San Francisco that convenes, innovates and advocates to strengthen economic security and mobility of all San Franciscans. For more than a decade, under the leadership of Treasurer José Cisneros, the OFE has engaged partners inside and outside City Hall to equip San Franciscans with knowledge, skills and resources to strengthen their financial health and well-being. At the same time, the OFE has leveraged what has worked on the ground to model what is possible across the country.
Awards
- The Workers Lab
2018 Innovation Fund Winner - Harvard University
2015 Innovations in Government Award Semi-Finalist - US Conference of Mayors
2013 Excellence in Public-Private Partnerships - US Conference of Mayors
2013 Dollarwise Grant Wise Capacity Grant Winner - Corporations for Enterprise Development (now Prosperity Now)
2012 Assets & Opportunity Award as part of the Cities for Financial Empowerment Coalition - San Francisco Financial Planning Association
2010 and 2011 Heart of Financial Planning Award - US Conference of Mayors
2009 Dollar Wise Capacity Grant Winner - Office of Governor Schwarzenegger
2008, 2009, and 2010 Bank on California Award Winner
