Webinar: Findings from a Student Loan Debt Repayment Counseling Program

Date: September 22, 2015 Description: CFS kicked off our Fall 2015 Webinar Series with a presentation by the Center for Excellence in Financial Counseling (CEFC) at the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ School of Public Policy and Administration.  More information here. CEFC White Paper on Student Loan Debt and Effective Counseling Watch Now CEFC was founded and … Continue reading Webinar: Findings from a Student Loan Debt Repayment Counseling Program

The Ins and Outs: Applying for a VCGRE Fall Competition Research Grant

Date: September 1, 2015 Description: CFS hosted a brown bag session on the ins and outs of applying for a Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (VCGRE) Fall Competition research grant.   Participants were invited to come and get firsthand information on applying for the VCGRE's Fall Competition Research Grants from Jessica Wipperfurth of the VCGRE, … Continue reading The Ins and Outs: Applying for a VCGRE Fall Competition Research Grant

Training: Your Money, Your Goals – Train-the-Trainer Workshop

Date: August 25th, 2015  Description: A train-the-trainer workshop was held on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Your Money, Your Goals toolkit, which prepared participants to bring the materials and information back to their respective organizations and staff. While financial empowerment has long been identified as part of the solution to poverty, related services—such as tax … Continue reading Training: Your Money, Your Goals – Train-the-Trainer Workshop