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More Information for Financial Stability Coalitions and Disability Service Organizations

Financial stability coalitions are community organizations providing local asset development and financial literacy trainings and supports to people with low and moderate incomes. In order to reach out to individuals with disabilities, their families, and caregivers, financial stability coalitions are partnering with Indiana’s disability service providers to meet the asset development and financial literacy needs of the disability community. Disability service providers, in turn, can work with area financial stability coalitions to help people with disabilities as they coordinate the interaction of earnings with federal and/or state benefits.

 

Supporting and Working with People with Disabilities

Disability Etiquette

FAQs from Families & Individuals

Profiles of Ideal Candidates for IDAs

Webinar: “Issues and Obstacles in Financial Education,” (pdf copy) featuring Vicki Van Horn, Executive Director, New Mexico Project for Financial Literacy, May 17, 2011

 

Indiana Partners

List of Indiana Community Rehabilitation Providers—Find an agency in your area that provides rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities.

List of Community Mental Health Centers—Find an agency in your area that provides mental health services to individuals with disabilities.

List of Indiana Financial Stability Coalitions

Partners in the Indiana Asset Development & Financial Literacy Project

  • Assets for Independence (AFI)
  • Arc of Indiana
  • Indiana Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
  • Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
  • Medicaid Infrastructure Grant
  • Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority
  • Indiana Association of United Ways
  • Internal Revenue Service
  • Center on Community Living and Careers

 

Accessibility Regulations

If you’re providing financial literacy trainings for individuals and families, you’ll want to provide accessible facilities and accommodations for attendees.

Centers for Independent Living (CIL)—Indiana contacts
Free ADA-Accessible Site Evaluations from Indiana Centers for Independent Living

 

Links and Resources

Assets for Independence (AFI)
The Assets for Independence (AFI) program is part of the Office of Community Services at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is a Federal program that provides grants to nonprofits for projects that promote asset development as a path out of poverty for low-income individuals and families.

Indiana Works
Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Program (WIPA)-Social Security recipients who are working or want to begin working can contact Indiana Works (Indiana’s WIPA agency), to obtain a written report on how work earnings could impact Social Security benefits.
Indiana Works—Southern Office, 1-800-206-6610 or 1-800-757-5834
Indiana Works—Northern Office (includes Indianapolis), 1-866-646-8168

Social Security Work Incentives
Impairment-Related Work Expense for SSDI. —Click on this fact sheet to see how this work incentive could help offset expenses you may have for supports related to your employment

Trusts
Arc of Indiana Trusts
Privately Arranged Trusts— Contact a special needs attorney in your area.

Trainings
Contact your local United Way agency, Community Action Program (CAP), or local Housing and Urban Development or community housing agency for financial literacy trainings.

Glossary

Terms and related resources