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This webinar from 2016 provides an overview of AFI program requirements and helps grantees develop an implementation action plan by walking through participant recruitment, application, and enrollment.

This webinar from 2016 provides an overview of participant savings, economic education, and asset purchase.

In this 2016 webinar, AFI grantees share examples of how they’ve identified and built relationships with financial institutions and other local institutions such as small business associations, social service providers, businesses, etc.

This webinar from 2016 focuses on AFI project reporting requirements, including the AFI Performance Progress Report (PPR) and the Federal Financial Report or SF-425.

Financial capability integration resources

This brief shares lessons learned about integrating financial capability services into existing programs at four organizations serving rural communities. Financial capability is the capacity—based on knowledge, skills, and access—to manage financial resources effectively. This brief is organized into three sections: selecting financial capability services, deciding who will provide services, and identifying the right points in time to integrate financial capability services.

The following briefs are resources on financial capability topics for Head Start/Early Head Start programs.

Assessing Head Start & Early Head Start Families’ Financial Capability

This brief outlines strategies and tools Head Start/Early Head Start (HS/EHS) can use to gain a deeper understanding of how HS/EHS families are managing their finances to decide which services might help them build financial capability.

Financial Coaching in Head Start Programs

This brief discusses financial coaching in Head Start settings and presents methods for providing financial coaching as well as training resources for programs interested in building staff capacity to become financial coaches.

This brief shares lessons learned from three local intermediary organizations that have supported nonprofits in their efforts to integrate financial capability services into existing program. Financial capability is the capacity—based on knowledge, skills, and access—to manage financial resources effectively.

On March 31, 2015, President Obama declared April National Financial Capability Month . In support of National Financial Capability Month, ACF issued notices to a broad range of ACF-supported programs to highlight the importance of financial capability, and to encourage programs to consider ways in which they can structure their services and activities to strengthen financial capability among the populations they serve. Link to these notices are provided below. Additionally, Acting Assistant Secretary Mark Greenberg sent a letter to State Human Services Commissioners and Secretaries on April 27, 2015 to highlight the importance of addressing financial capability in human services programs and to provide links to a set of resources that can be useful in developing state and local efforts.

Building Financial Capability: A Planning Guide for Integrated Services (available for download below), is an interactive guide for community-based organizations interested in integrating financial capability services into existing programs (e.g. housing, job training, or Head Start). The interactive tools in the guide walk organizations step-by-step through the process of developing an integration plan, beginning with developing a deeper understanding of clients’ financial circumstances and which financial capability services can help them improve their situations. The guide also includes tools to help organizations determine how best to provide financial capability services—whether through referrals, partnerships, or in-house. The final step in the process is the creation of a logic model that serves as a comprehensive roadmap for implementing the integration plan. Building Financial Capability is a practical resource for organizations providing financial capability services for the first time as well as those that want to improve or expand existing efforts.

Since this resource was published, the links to tools in the PDF no longer work. In order to access all the tools, go to https://prosperitynow.org/tools-building-financial-capability-plannin... .

To learn more about the guide, view the associated training video series.