Overview
The Financial Wellness at Work Program embeds trained United Way coordinators in the workplace to meet individually with employees to provide confidential coaching, year-long workshops, and access to resources to enable employees to make informed money decisions and take better control of their finances.
In collaboration with area businesses, the program offers:
- One-on-one coaching, crisis management, and resource identification for employees.
- Workshops that outline healthy financial habits and provide access to services that help families build wealth.
- Low-cost, small-dollar loans through a local credit union to address short-term cash flow challenges and establish a credit rating.
Financial Wellness coordinators are embedded in the workplace to meet individually with employees and connect them with available community resources, such as:
- Personal finance management
- Housing, including eviction and foreclosure prevention services
- Legal services
- Health care
- Education and training
- Transportation
- Utility assistance, including heating assistance programs
- Childcare and eldercare
Coordinators will have regular hours at each site in a designated space to provide confidentiality. They are well-trained in making referrals and have developed working relationships with resource providers in the community.
Financial Wellness at Work programming by United Way is available at the following companies:
- Better Community Living
- Community Connections
- Davico Manufacturing
- LifeStream
- New Bedford Community Health
- Poyant Signs
Financial Wellness at Work is made possible, in part, by a grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation through a partnership with United Way Worldwide.
Testimonial
Financial Wellness at Work is offered in communities across the country. Hear more about United Way of Buffalo & Erie County's Work/Life Solutions Program:
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Contact
Interested in partnering with United Way and setting up a Financial Wellness at Work program? Contact Sarah W. Rose, Chief Impact Officer at srose@unitedwayofgnb.org.