Financial Literacy

A new brief, “Fostering Financial Empowerment for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities,” published by the Office of Disability Employment Policy’s (ODEP) Center for Advancing Policy on Employment for Youth (CAPE-Youth), provides policy considerations that help youth, young adults, and their families foster financial literacy. These strategies aim to alleviate financial pressures for young individuals as they navigate the transition to employment and adulthood. This brief provides policymakers with key considerations for initiating systemic change to improve financial literacy for youth and young adults with disabilities (Y&YADs)...

Older adults are often targeted by scammers. This new fact sheet from the Better Business Bureau highlights factors that can make individuals resilient to scams. Important protective factors include asking for input from others, knowing about the scam ahead of time, and having higher financial literacy.