NATIONAL DISABILITY INSTITUTE INC

ABLE DRRP: FINANCIAL ENGAGEMENT AS A GATEWAY TO COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION: A MULTI-LEVEL INTERVENTION STUDY - FUNDER: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH (NIDILRR); ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING (ACL); U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)OVERVIEW: ABLE DRRP IS A MULTI-LEVEL INTERVENTION STUDY THAT WILL: A) SERVE 250 YOUNG ADULTS, AGE 18-24, WHO ARE IN RECEIPT OF VIRGINIA VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES, RECEIVE SSI OR SSDI, AND ARE LIVING IN ONE OF THREE TARGETED COMMUNITIES - THROUGH A CONTROL GROUP (125 PARTICIPANTS) AND AN INTERVENTION GROUP (125 PARTICIPANTS). B) PROVIDE EACH PARTICIPATING YOUNG ADULT IN THE INTERVENTION GROUP WITH THE FOLLOWING INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES: I. TARGETED FUTURES PLANNING, II. FINANCIAL EDUCATION, III. ABLE ACCOUNT OPENING AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE, IV. $100 IN ABLE ACCOUNT, AND V. FINANCIAL COACHING. C) SURVEY EACH PARTICIPATING YOUNG ADULT IN THE INTERVENTION GROUP TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF THE INTERVENTION ON THEIR LEVEL OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND LIVING. D) SURVEY EACH PARTICIPATING YOUNG ADULT IN THE CONTROL GROUP TO UNDERSTAND THEIR LEVEL OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND LIVING. E) ANALYZE FINDINGS TO PREPARE KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION MATERIALS FOR USE BY THE FIELD. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST DATA OF ITS KIND DATA TO BETTER UNDERSTAND INFLUENCES ON THE USE OF ABLE ACCOUNTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION OUTCOMES OF YOUNG ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES.

FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS - FUNDERS: PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDING BANK OF AMERICA, CITI COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, JP MORGAN CHASE, PRUDENTIAL, TD BANK, AND WELLS FARGOOVERVIEW: FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS PROVIDE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT MEET THE INSTITUTE'S MISSION TO BUILD A BETTER ECONOMIC FUTURE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS USE TECHNOLOGY, CROSS-COLLABORATION STRATEGIES WITH DIVERSE PARTNERS, AND NDI'S MARKETING, COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES TO BUILD DISABILITY INCLUSIVE PRACTICES AND ADVANCE ECONOMIC STABILITY AND MOBILITY FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES. NDI INVITES ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS FROM THE FIELD (DISABILITY-FOCUSED AND FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT-FOCUSED) TO RECEIVE FREE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH OUR NDI WEBSITE, OUR FINANCIAL RESILIENCE CENTER PAGES, WEBINARS, NEWSLETTERS, AND OTHER MEDIA, AND THROUGH THE ABLE NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER.FINANCIAL RESILIENCE CENTER - FUNDER: WELLS FARGOOVERVIEW: THE FINANCIAL RESILIENCE CENTER (FRC) PROVIDES RESOURCES TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS RESPOND TO THE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE FRC IS AN ONLINE HUB TO ANSWER FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT: COVID-19 STIMULUS; EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT; PUBLIC BENEFITS; MONEY MANAGEMENT; HOUSING, FOOD AND HEALTHCARE; SCAMS; AND MORE. THE FRC PROVIDES NEEDED INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES NAVIGATE FINANCIALLY THROUGH THE COVID-19 CRISIS.FINANCIAL WELLNESS INITIATIVE - FUNDER: ILLINOIS COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIESOVERVIEW: NDI-LED TRAINING OF DISABILITY SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO WILL IN TURN TRAIN INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES ON FINANCIAL WELLNESS STRATEGIES. CORE STRATEGIES INCLUDE TRAINING ON IMPROVED UTILIZATION OF PUBLIC BENEFITS, FAVORABLE TAX PROVISIONS, SOCIAL SECURITY WORK INCENTIVES AND MATCHED SAVINGS PLANS AND FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND COACHING TECHNIQUES.