How Financial Counselors Can Shape the Conversation FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FEMA 2018 BUILDING A CULTURE OF PREPAREDNESS Together we can increase the percentage of people with savings set aside for an emergency ID: 797972
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Preparing for Disasters: How Financial Counselors Can Shape the Conversation
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA)
2018
Slide2BUILDING A CULTURE OF PREPAREDNESS
Together, we can increase the percentage of people with savings set aside for an emergency.
Slide3i
s the national rate foruninsured losses from
disasters.
40%of Americans said that they would not have enough
money
to cover a $400
emergency
expense.
*2018 Federal Reserve Survey
70
IMPORTANCE OF FINANCIAL PREPAREDNESS
%
Slide4UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL
PREPAREDNESS
Connecting with Experts and Stakeholders
Engaging Academia
Empowering Religious Leaders
Training Responders
Partnering with the Financial Sector
Access to financial resources has proven to be a strong predictor of how well someone can cope in the aftermath of a disaster.
Slide5EMERGENCY FINANCIAL FIRST AID KIT
A tool
which helps individuals and families organize critical financial, medical and household information.
Includes a checklist of important documents and forms to compile your relevant information.
The EFFAK was developed through a partnership with:
Ready.gov/Financial-Preparedness
Slide6STEPS TO FINANCIAL PREPAREDNESS
SAFEGUARD
CRITICAL DOCUMENTS AND VALUABLES
1
Safeguard Important
Documents
.
Save for a
Rainy
Day.
Establish a Cash-in-Hand Reserve.
Know Your
Insurance
Coverage.
2
3
4
Slide7KICKING OFF OUR PARTNERSHIP
Partner with AFCPE® to develop resources and tools that encourage people to financially prepare for disasters through actions such as saving for emergencies, maintaining adequate insurance for likely hazards, safeguarding critical documents and more.
Slide8TRAINING NEEDS
How can FEMA help
counselors improve financial preparedness in their clients?
TOOLS & RESOURCES
What kinds of information, messages,
or
tools have the most impact with clients?
TRAINING GOALS
How can we track progress together
?
CUSTOMER BASE
Which clients would benefit most from receiving financial preparedness information?
DISCUSSION TOPICS
Slide9CUSTOMER BASE
Which
clients would benefit most from
receiving financial preparedness information?
DISCUSSION TOPIC 1
Slide10TOOLS & RESOURCES
What kinds of information, messages,
or
tools have the most impact with clients?
DISCUSSION TOPIC 2
Slide11TRAINING NEEDS
How can FEMA help
counselors improve financial preparedness in their clients?
DISCUSSION TOPIC 3
Slide12TRAINING GOALS
How can we track progress together
?
DISCUSSION TOPIC 4
Slide13Federal Emergency Management Agency Individual & Community Preparedness Division
400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
Contact Us:
fema-prepare@fema.dhs.gov
Visit Us
:
R
eady.gov/Financial-Preparedness