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LISC's Financial Opportunity Center® (FOC) Newsletter
Quick Hits
Upcoming Notable Events
Integrating Housing Stability & Homeownership Topics into Your FOC Coaching | Wed, Jan 20
- National Savings Campaign: What Financial Products are Right for Your Clients? | Thurs, Jan 27
Get Ready, Tax Season Starts Jan 24
- Find out if your clients are eligible for tax credits and explore more tips with www.TaxOutReach.org.
- Attend LISC's upcoming training, Tax Time: What Omicron, Child Tax Credits and New Changes Mean for 2021 Taxes | Thurs, Feb 03
Can't Miss Resources
Prepare for Tax Season with "Get It Back" Resources + LISC Trainings
Tax Season starts January 24, and there are plenty of updates that may impact your clients' 2021 tax returns.
Explore the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' Get It Back Campaign and turnkey their guides and resources on the Child Tax Credit, a Roadmap to Rideshare Taxes, Earned Income Tax Credit Estimator and much more!
Looking for more support? Join LISC's upcoming Tax Time webinar on February 03 to find out how Omicron & changes in tax law from the CARES Act will impact this year's returns.
Upcoming FOC Events
FOC Data Corner: Financial Counseling Services
Wednesday, Jan 19 | 1:00 PM CST | 90 Minutes
How can data improve your client engagement? Hear strategies from program data champions to boost your outcomes. Sharpen your skills with hands-on activities, examine initial financial coaching sessions and inform future engagements with clients using your data.
This is the first of a series of webinars, exploring the relationship between the FFT(TM) Performance Report and your program objectives.
Integrating Housing Stability & Homeownership Topics into
Your FOC Coaching
Thursday, Jan 20 | 1:00 PM CST | 60 Minutes
Housing is a fundamental human right and is an essential part of financial success. You have a key role in increasing housing stability & homeownership alongside your clients.
Tune in to hear directly from a FOC partner who was able to weave homeownership topics into their FOC coaching conversations. Learn more about Fannie Mae resources and tools like LISC's new Family Financial Tracking™ Housing Assessment.
National Savings Campaign: What Financial Products are
Right for Your Clients?
Thursday, Jan 27 | 1:00 PM CST | 90 Minutes
Explore innovative ways to increase clients’ savings and credit outcomes as part of our National Savings Campaign. Learn about national trends and hear from other FOC sites about promising financial coaching practices and products to build savings and credit.
Tax Time: What Omicron, Child Tax Credits and New Changes Mean for 2021 Taxes
Thursday, Feb 03 | 1:00 PM CST | 60 Minutes
Join tax experts and practitioners to learn what FOC staff and their community members will need to know about this year's tax preparation, Advance Child Tax Credit payments and how to leverage tax time for asset building. With new tax provisions to navigate and likely continued modifications to in-person tax preparation due to the Omicron variant, this will be another dynamic tax season.
Salesforce Support Hour
Monday, Feb 07 | 1:00 PM CST | 60 minutes
We're here for you! Drop into the Salesforce Support Hour to have all of your Salesforce questions answered, from data entry to reporting. This webinar is an informal setting where you can join in at any point during the hour. Come with questions or join to listen to other FOC queries.
Credit Builders Alliance: Maximizing Your Membership Benefits
Thursday, Feb 10 | 1:00 PM CST | 60 minutes
Join Credit Builders Alliance (CBA) staff for a walk-through of the CBA services, updates and member benefits at your disposal. This event is well-suited for new and veteran staff on your team. There will be time for questions, so please bring yours!
Additional Resources
Want to see what other trainings we have in store?
View our 2022 Training Calendar which is constantly updated with new, engaging opportunities. This will be updated as dates are confirmed.
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