BUILDING Financial Resilience THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESOURCES
Learn about National Disability Institute’s (NDI’s) Financial Resilience Center (FRC), an online resource center for people with disabilities and chronic health conditions, their families and communities. The FRC offers trusted answers to frequently asked questions in a variety of areas including money management. Explore Financial Resources for People with Disabilities to learn more about how to financially deal with difficult situations. Access no-cost credit education and tools, online financial wellness training and virtual financial counseling and/or coaching.
External Resource links:
America Bankers Association. Teach Children to Save: Help elementary and middle schoolers in your community learn good savings habits through free, banker-led outreach opportunities.
America Saves. What You Need to Know to Save with Confidence
Better Money Habits. Better Money Habits is a free financial education platform for people from all walks of life to get practical, easy-to-understand knowledge about money. It contains hundreds of engaging videos, articles and resources, available in both English and Spanish. With topics like budgeting, saving, retirement planning, owning a home and more, the platform helps them put their know-how to use, so that they can make smarter, more confident, financial decisions.
Cents and Sensibility: A Guide to Money Management, to respond to a need in the disability community. Study Money and access Ways to Save Money and Not Lose Benefits – Study Money that includes a spotlight on ABLE accounts.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Your Money Your Goals Financial Education for People with Disabilities is a suite of tools and resources designed for anyone who serves people living with low-incomes through non-profit, community-based, or private sector organizations or works in a government agency dedicated to helping the public.
Experian. Experian Boost can Instantly raise your credit score for free.
Jumpstart. Jump$tart includes an online library of financial education resources for teachers, parents, caregivers, and anyone committed to financial smarts for students.
LifeCents. LifeCents offers free, self-paced, online financial wellness training that empowers you to acquire knowledge, build habits and gain confidence to make smarter everyday financial decisions.
MyMoney.gov. This website is a congressionally chartered Federal Financial Literacy and Education Commission made up of more than 24 Federal entities that coordinate and collaborate to strengthen financial capability and increase access to financial services. It includes calculators, budgeting worksheets and checklists. It includes resources for researchers, teachers and educators and youth.
National Foundation for Credit Counseling. Connect with a NFCC-certified credit counselor! NFCC helps you to create a personalized financial action plan with expert help and proven tools.
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. A Financial Literacy Resource Directory provides publicly available information on financial literacy and education resources for consumers, bank financial educators, nonprofit organizations, and other financial literacy practitioners.
Veterans Benefits Administration Financial Literacy Information and Resources help Veterans and their families to manage finances.
Financial Games:
- Con ‘Em If You Can: Learn about protecting your identity and finances while having fun!
- How Money Smart Are You? Choose from fourteen games and related resources that teach about everyday financial topics.