In collaboration with the Center for State and Local Government Excellence (SLGE), the National Association of State Treasurers' Foundation (NASTF), and funded by Wells Fargo, we have awarded a total of $1.4 million in grants to 24 local and state jurisdictions to establish or improve their financial wellness programs.

 

Financial Wellness Fact Sheets Demonstrate How 24 Public Sector Employers Have Implemented Programs to Improve the Financial Health of Employees

As many public sector employees face increased financial challenges amid the pandemic and high inflation, 24 public employers are using innovative approaches to improve the financial health of their workforce and families.

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Archived Webinar

• Panel Discussion: Public Sector Financial Wellness Programs in Action 

  Recorded on July 15, 2021

  Catch the recorded webinar highlighting three public agency's Financial Wellness programs. Speakers from each agency will discuss how the grant has helped start, grow, and enhance their employee financial wellness programs, as well as sharing the successes and challenges they have encountered.  

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• 5 Interactive Tools to Make Your Financial Wellness Program a Slam Dunk 

  July 2021

  All of the publicly available reports, infographics, booklets and interactive forms and worksheets are available for free to any HR director to adapt to their own workplace training situations.

• How Two Public Sector Organizations Used Grants to Foster Financial Wellness for Employees 

  July 2021

  HR News checked in with two state agencies that received grants to improve their Employee Financial Wellness Programs.

• As Money Anxieties Mount for Public Employees, so Does the Need for Financial Wellness Programs 

  July 2021

  Those employed by state and local governments—from teachers to maintenance workers to emergency responders—are not immune to today’s financial uncertainties and resulting stress. Indeed, government workers may feel the pressure to an even greater degree.

In The News

The Financial Wellness Programs Public Employees Need (Governing, 11/12/2020)

Twenty-Four U.S. State & Local Jurisdictions Awarded Employee Financial Wellness Grants (PRNewswire, 9/16/2020) 

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Six Financial Life Stages

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Learn more about the six financial life stages and the reccomended financial wellness educational topics relevant to that stage. The six stages include:

The Promise of Financial Wellness: The Battle to Deliver

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Summary of report exploring the trends driving financial wellness strategies as well as the objectives and core components of these solutions. The research is based on 25 in-depth interviews with a variety of financial wellness providers in the wealth management, defined contribution retirement plan, banking, healthcare, and employee benefits markets.

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