FCS Professional Development Day

9-10am: News from Healthy Finances Team
As Ohioans continue to emerge from financial stress during the pandemic and face inflation, we know financial concerns are becoming ever more important to consumers. Join us to learn more about all of the new and revised resources available for all staff members to implement in their communities. We will also share our plans for 2023!

10:30-11:45am: How Working Families Make Ends Meet in a Post-Welfare World
Sarah Halpern-Meekin, associate professor in human development and family studies at the University of Wisconsin, will discuss how the basic financial supports from government for low-income workers have changed, with tax refunds – and the Earned Income Tax Credit in particular – coming to play an increasingly important role in boosting families’ bottom lines. She will explain how families use their tax refunds and what the money means to them. This has implications for our tax policies, low-income families’ financial decision making, and savings and asset building initiatives. This talk is based in part on her book It’s Not Like I’m Poor.

1-3pm: Rent Smart (Ohio’s version)
Interested in offering Rent Smart in your county? Join us to become a Rent Smart trainer and learn more about the Ohio’s adaptation of this time-tested curriculum. If you are not already a trainer for this program, our internal training can be taken in place of University of Wisconsin’s training.