Improving Employment Outcomes: The Critical Role of Financial Education

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Access to financial literacy education/services is vital to the overall well-being of jobseekers and employees of all kinds, including people with disabilities. Yet, financial education is often not made available when offering employment services. April is “Financial Literacy Awareness Month.” Join this interactive webinar to learn how workforce systems are effectively integrating financial education into their service delivery.

During this presentation, the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) will share findings from a recent study on the financial service needs of the workforce system. Workforce professionals will explain how they support jobseekers with disabilities through financial education. Webinar participants will also learn how the Secure Your Financial Future: A Toolkit for Individuals with Disabilities provides jobseekers and workforce professionals with resources, tools and financial engagement approaches to benefit everyone regardless of where they are in their work life cycle. Finally, an individual with a disability will describe how they benefitted from employment and financial education services within the workforce system, which resulted in a successful transition off of public benefits.

During this webinar, participants will learn how:

• Financial education is a critical component of service delivery in the workforce system.
• The Financial Toolkit is a valuable resource to workforce professionals serving jobseekers, including people with disabilities.
• Workforce systems providing financial education services are supporting jobseekers receiving social security disability and other public benefits to achieve economic self-sufficiency.

Featured Speakers and Individual Success Story

• Melissa Robbins, CEO, National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP)
• Lance Kaldor, Disability Resource Coordinator, Idaho Department of Labor, Boise, Idaho
• Barbara Green, Ticket to Work Coordinator, Workforce Alliance, South Central Connecticut American Job Center
• Carolina Zamora-Rocha, Pharmacy Technician, Genoa Healthcare, Waterbury, Connecticut

The LEAD Center is committed to ensuring that all attendees can participate fully in its webinars. We provide live CART and ASL interpreting for all our webinars. If you would like an additional accommodation, please email Elizabeth Layman at elayman@ndi-inc.org within seven days of the event.

The disability community is diverse. The LEAD Center is committed to being intentionally inclusive of race, ethnicity, gender identity, socioeconomic status, and disability in our research, programs, and partnerships. Talking about “intersectional identities” is important, and we strive to foster a learning environment. Therefore, we invite you to join our events with empathy and open-mindedness. Learn more about our dedication to DEIA.