Asset Development 30-Second Training Series

Asset Development 30-Second Training Series http://www.dpnavigator.net/pages/AssetDev30sec.html A 30-Second Training is a quick fun Power Point slide show that is electronically sent out to One-Stop and Partner staff and can be completed in a very short amount of time hence, 30-Seconds Trainings. They provide disability and employment information usually with a resource link for those that are interested in furthering their knowledge and expertise. ? 30-Second Trainings are designed to be fast, informative and entertaining to capture the attention of busy One-Stop staff, partners and/or employers in a 30-Second PowerPoint Show. ? 30-Second Trainings can be used to either introduce topics and information for the first time, or to reinforce information that has already been presented in a formal presentation. While it can be used as a stand-alone training, it is best used to augment other training. ? 30-Second Training topics cover a wide-range of disability and employment issues in a way that is easy to process and that leads the end-user to a reputable internet resource where they can find additional information on the topic. The Asset Development series was designed to help Disability Program Navigators (DPNs) and other workforce professionals to increase awareness of the many available Asset Development strategies and resources that exist to promote and support increased self-sufficiency and financial stability among individuals with low-incomes, including individuals with disabilities.

April, 2010-National Financial Literacy Month

Did you know that April 2010 was National Financial Literacy Month? http://www.realeconomicimpact.org/News.aspx?id=148 In a proclamation released by the White House on April 2nd, President Obama declared April National Financial Literacy Month. According to the proclamation: " In recent years, our Nation's financial system has grown increasingly complex. This has left too many Americans behind, unable to build a secure financial future for themselves and their families. For many, financial literacy can mean economic prosperity and protection against fraud and predatory banking practices. During National Financial Literacy Month, we recommit to teaching ourselves and our children about the basics of financial education." Open the documents to find several resources to promtoe financial literacy.

Asset Development Community

Asset Development Community National Disability Institute (NDI) http://realeconomicimpact.org/INFORM-YOURSELF/Asset-Development-Community.aspx In record numbers, people with disabilities are becoming part of an inclusive workforce, the economic mainstream, and developing savings and assets. With the Real Economic Impact (REI) Tour now reaching out to the disability community in 100 cities and touching over 2 million people a year with free tax preparation, access to the Earned Income Tax Credit, financial education, matched savings plans and affordable insurance and investments, now more than ever is a great time to learn more about how to effectively reach this growing market sector. The attached document has a plethora of resources and Web sites on asset development for persons with disabilities.

Asset Development for Persons with Disabilities

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services'(OCS) Assets for Independence (AFI)Resource Center has issued a Brief entitled, "Understanding Asset Development for Individuals with Disabilities." The Brief underscores the role of asset development for individuals with disabilities given that these individuals are more likely to be unemployed and live in poverty than any other single demographic group in the United States. It includes information on Individual Development Account (IDA) programs and strategies by which Assets for Independence grantees can improve access to IDAs for people with disabilities. These strategies include: outreach to individuals with disabilities and disability service providers, greater accessibility of IDA services, support for IDA participants with disabilities to complete IDA programs, and accommodation of the needs of people with disabilities in IDA financial literacy programs. The brief is available at http://www.idaresources.org/IDA_disabilities.php HHS's AFI Program is authorized under the Assets for Independence Act in Title IV of the Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and Educational Services Human Services Reauthroization Act of 1998, P.L. 105-285. The AFI Program enbales community-based nonprofits and government agencies to implement and demonstrate an asset-based approach to assisting low-income families out of poverty. AFI projects help participants save earned income in special-purpose, matched savings accounts, called IDAs. The AFI Program's Resource Center has compiled many helpful resources for individuals with disabilities and families with members who are disabled. The home Web site is: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/oca/afi

Promising Practice: Promoting Economic Self-Sufficiency of Job Seekers with Disabilities

Disability Program Navigators (DPNs) throughout the country have developed and implemented successful strategies in the public workforce system to promote the employment and economic self-sufficiency of persons with disabilities. This Information Brief highlights how DPNs are improving access to financial education; home ownership ad entrepreneurial programs, and increased use of the Earned Income Tax Credit to expand economic opportunities of job seekers with disabilities. One very successful strategy has been facilitating the One-Stop Career Centers to become Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites. Read the full Brief to learn about more strategies, resources and examples of how the One-Stop Career Center system can help support jobseekers with low-incomes during tax season.

Asset Development Strategies to Promote Economic Self-Sufficiency of Persons with Disabilities

Learn how workforce professionals can become more involved to help jobseekers with low-incomes access favorable tax credits and connect to asset building strategies. With the New Year comes tax season. In this spotlight, we share information and resources about asset building strategies and how important they are to individuals with disabilities. Information and strategies focus on initiatives and incentives that working individuals with disabilities may qualify for including the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites. It also includes information on the Real Economic Impact Tour, which is a national initiative that is working closely with the Internal Revenue Service to help get the information out about EITC and VITA sites and build coalitions in local communities to help connect to asset building strategies. The spotlight begins with a Disability Program Navigator promising practice on promoting economic self-sufficiency of job seekers with disabilities.

Promising Practice: Promoting Economic Self-Sufficiency of Job Seekers with Disabilities

Disability Program Navigators (DPNs) throughout the country have developed and implemented successful strategies in the public workforce system to promote the employment and economic self-sufficiency of persons with disabilities. This Information Brief highlights how DPNs are improving access to financial education; home ownership ad entrepreneurial programs, and increased use of the Earned Income Tax Credit to expand economic opportunities of job seekers with disabilities. One asset building strategies being used. One very successful strategy has been facilitating the One-Stop Career Centers to become Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites.

Importance of Asset Development Strategies and the Workforce System

Future 30 Second Training Topics (to be added to this site)

National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) 30-Second Training Series A 5 part series of 30-Second Trainings that has been developed for Disability Program Navigators to use with staff, partners, and employers in their Local Workforce Investment Areas to promote and increase awareness of the benefits and resources available surrounding hiring and accommodating qualified job applicants and employees with disabilities in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (October). Asset Development 30-Second Training Series A series of 30 second trainings on asset development basics and strategies (TBD: January-February 2010)

Asset Development 2 Part Webinar Series

Asset development is a series of strategies that has the potential to help people with disabilities improve their economic status, expand opportunities for community participation, and impact positively the quality of life experience. Having and building assets is important for all people; however, some individuals receive benefits that may preclude them or limit their ability to obtain and build assets. This two-part series: Discusses assets and asset development and why they are important to people with disabilities. Highlights ways to save and build assets through financial literacy and education. Reviews other asset development basics including: the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Sites, Local Earned Income Tax Coalitions, and the Real Economic Impact Tour. Talks about the importance of connecting persons with disabilities to the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Project when considering asset building.

One-Stop Career Centers Assisting the Asset-Building Process for Low-Income Individuals

The Real Economic Impact Tour (REI Tour) is a public-private partnership of business, federal, state, and local organizations that promotes financial self-sufficiency and economic independence for people of modest means through the expanded use of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), free tax preparation services, financial literacy education, and matched savings programs (i.e., individual development accounts). This Webinar will demonstrate how your One-Stop Career Center can become involved with the REI Tour and how to assist your customers to become more economically self-sufficient through a variety of asset-building strategies. Participants will learn how One-Stop Career Centers are building partnerships that are contributing to their region's economic development vision through free tax preparation (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and use of the EITC), other asset building strategies, referral, and resource information dissemination. Three One-Stop Career Centers in Milwaukee, WI, Jacksonville Fl, and Detroit, MI will be profiled to highlight their effective strategies and innovative models for promoting asset building, financial literacy, and economic self-sufficiency for working individuals with low-incomes.