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Community Resource Training for Concerned Union Members

This resource training addresses top concerns - bills, housing, food, advocacy - providing info sheets, resources, and assistance for workers facing financial challenges. Learn how to access critical services and support.

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Community Resource Training for Concerned Union Members

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  1. Community Resource TrainingAFSCME Local #2864 May 11, 2009 From your AFL-CIO Community Service Liaisons St Paul area Kera PetersonMinneapolis area Doug Flateau

  2. What are your top concerns?Your coworkers and patrons’ top concerns?

  3. Top concerns of our union member clients • BILLS • HOUSING • FOOD • ADVOCACY (dislocated worker programs, veterans, domestic violence, energy companies and other creditors) • WHERE ARE RESOURCES ? • MEDICAL (and impact on finances as well as work)

  4. Contents • AFL-CIO Community Service Liaison info sheet • When the Paycheck Stops • 2-1-1 flyer • Metro Area resource sheet • Family Means • Home Ownership Center • Fare For All • Bridge to Benefits • Community Action agencies • FamilyWize Prescription Drug Cards • COBRA

  5. AFL-CIO Community Service Liaison info sheet • Nationwide partnership between United Way and AFL-CIO • Statewide- service provided (generally) by residence area, matching most service providers • Some emergency assistance specifically for labor

  6. When the Paycheck Stops • Make budget reflecting new status and list priorities • Open bills, talk to creditors • Make offers to creditors for reasonable and sustainable arrangements • Keep detailed notes on all phone calls and arrangements- times, who you spoke to, etc • Use personal/professional network

  7. 2-1-1 flyer • Statewide resource, separate number for cell phones • Can call with any request: Where can I volunteer? Where can I find day care? • Staff keeps track of program eligibility and often knows if program is full or taking more clients

  8. Metro area resource sheet • County/local human services • Legal assistance • Energy Assistance • Other = “frequently used resources”

  9. Family Means • Nonprofit organization • Counseling on financial stability • Budgeting, credit, other finance issues

  10. Home Ownership Center • Foreclosure prevention • Reducing stigma of foreclosure • New programs and services available

  11. Fare For All • Hunger prevention: fresh foods at reduced prices • No income, eligibility, frequency, or paperwork requirements • Program of the non-profit Emergency Foodshelf Network

  12. Bridge to Benefits • Program of the Minnesota Children’s Defense Fund; helps keep programs alive • Pre-screening for state and county social service programs; email referrals • Resource on local service providers and applications for service in multiple languages

  13. Other resources • Community Action agencies • Energy assistance, financial/homebuyer counseling, crisis assistance, senior services, • Minneapolis • Suburban Hennepin • Ramsey/Washington • Family Wize Prescription Drug Cards • COBRA • New rules and benefits for laid-off workers accessing COBRA

  14. Resources for patrons • Bridge to Benefits • United Way 2-1-1 • Working Partnerships/St Paul Labor Studies • CAP Agencies • State of MN Workforce Centers • MN Home Ownership Center • Talk to lenders, creditors

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