The Center for Financial Security hosted a webinar on October 10, 2017 to highlight background, methodology, and findings from the International Rescue Committee’s recent study on financial capability for refugees, Financial Capability for New Americans: Lessons from Early Interventions with Refugees. Expert discussants provided information on current refugee resettlement processes and insights into financial capability challenges faced by refugees making their home in the United States.
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Presenters included:
Jon Vosper, Technical Advisor of Economic Empowerment at the International Resuce Committee
Erica Bouris, Technical Advisor of Economic Empowerment at the International Resuce Committee
Kasra Movahedi, Technical Advisor of Economic Empowerment at the International Resuce Committee
Becca Schwartz, Resettlement Coordinator for Jewish Social Services of Madison.
Sara Mckinnon, Associate Professor of Communication Arts at University of Wisconsin-Madison and expert on US refugee and asylum law and immigration.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security 