Family Finances Series: Separation & Single Parenting in the Military
For many service members with families and children, it can be a difficult balance between responsibilities to their families and to the military.
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Employment Resources
Eddy Mentzer of the Spouse Employment and Career Opportunities program of the Department of Defense’s Family Readiness Policy will start this webinar by discussing the resources and tools this program has in place to support military spouses. He will cover the benefits and the pitfalls of working as a freelancer...
Family Finances Series: Raising Financially Responsible Children
Neale Godfrey will discuss the importance of raising financially responsible children and offer guidance for teaching financial responsibility to children.
PCS Series: Dispelling the Myths of the VA Home Loan
About This Webinar: Mark Connors, Lender Liaison with the VA Home Loan Guaranty Service, U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs addresses the Veteran's home loan process, including the lending and mortgage process. Anthony Camilli from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau explains mortgage scams, including refinancing scams, and explores considerations before buying...
PCS Series: Landlord-Tenant Protections for Military Members
About This Webinar Moving can be a stressful experience, and military families move as many as three times more often than non-military families. The financial impacts of these frequent moves is just one of the compounding factors that contribute to the stress of relocating. This 90-minute webinar will cover the...
PCS Series: Research and Tools for Supporting Military Transitions
About This Webinar: Join us to get an overview of common issues military families face during a Permanent Change of Station (PCS). The first half of this webinar examines the 2018 RAND Report, “Enhancing Family Stability During a Permanent Change of Station.” The second half of the webinar focuses on...
Gender and Finances
About This Webinar: Dr. Barbara O'Neill and Dr. Martie Gillen discuss the differences in spending, saving and money management behaviors between men and women, and explore ways counselors and educators can better understand clients' needs and behavior. The first half of this webinar focuses on the research behind financial behavior...
The Relationship Between Health and Finances
About This Webinar: Financial counselors frequently observe relationships between health and personal finances in their work with clients. Examples include money spent on smoking that cannot be saved, the financial impact of an accident or illness, and decisions that people make with respect to health insurance. This webinar explores associations...
Child Identity Theft: Repairing the Damage
A child's Social Security number can be used by identity thieves to apply for government benefits, open bank and credit card accounts, apply for a loan or utility service, or rent a place to live.
Resources for Addressing Food Access for Military Families
Food insecurity describes a household’s inability to provide enough food for every person to live an active, healthy life. Food insecurity is one way we can measure and assess the risk of hunger. In the United States currently, 1 in 9 people struggle with hunger.
Ethical Considerations During Challenging Times
Calls to action for social justice, COVID-19, and political distress have strained American families. Financial practitioners may be encountering new situations that require ethical guidance.
In this webinar, Dr. Michael Gutter discusses circumstances related to current events that require ethical guidance.
Financial Preparedness is Disaster Preparedness
Financial preparedness is an important part of disaster readiness. When disasters occur, an emergency savings fund can be one of the primary resources to handle natural disasters and jumpstart recovery.
