Webinars

Financial stability is essential for family success. It’s also essential for a thriving workplace, staffed by employees who aren’t weighed down by stresses over money. That's why it’s so important for HR professionals and other supervisors to know about economic supports that their employees might be eligible for.

Bridging the Gap – Winter Webinar Series 2011

As a sector, we seek to ensure that the people and communities we serve have the opportunities and resources they need to thrive.

Yet, currently, millions of Americans – our clients and constituents – are struggling just to make ends meet. 1 in 6 people in America face poverty every day. 1 in 4 people in America can’t afford to pay for healthy foods. And more than 50 million people are living without health insurance.

One of the ways that human service organizations can help to meet this challenge head on is by connecting those we serve with the resources out there that are available to them. This includes helping more people to learn about, and apply for, programs that pay for healthy groceries and medical care or even put some spending cash in their pockets.

For this reason, this winter we hosted a special webinar series that went over some of these programs and ways for human service professionals to make them more accessible for the individuals and families that they can benefit.

• Connecting Frontline Workers and their Families to Critically Needed Supports in Tough Times
• Home is Where the Heart is: Programs that Help to Create Safe, Thriving Homes and Families
• Healthy Families, Healthy Communities: From Food Assistance to Free Health Care
• Money that Matters: Tax Credits for Working Families

Bridging the Gap – The 101s of Earned Benefits and Workplace Outreach

Given the continuing challenges so many of nonprofit organizations face in today’s economic climate, we wanted to find a way to demonstrate our commitment to ensuring both our members’ success and their employees’ financial security.

That’s why we offer a webinar version of the on-site trainings we’ve been doing at select pilot sites. These trainings help HR professionals to connect employees with federal and local benefit programs that they may be eligible for. Participants in the webinar:

• Learn about the major benefit programs for working families – what they are, who’s eligible, and how to apply
• Find out important information – like how families can receive up to $5666 in cash just for filing taxes, or how to find help paying for healthy groceries and medical coverage for their kids
• Explore effective outreach techniques – from how to talk about benefits to how to spread the word about them

Download the PowerPoint slides used for this intro webinar for some of the BTG pilot sites and check back soon for a version that goes over all the federal-level benefits!

MD Earned Benefits 101 Webinar

NY Earned Benefits 101 Webinar

PA Earned Benefits 101 Webinar