“The power behind their experience.”
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Elizabeth McCabe
Chief Mission Integration Officer, Providence Health Network
“When you're talking about individuals and their financial wellness or crises they're managing through, that's kind of sacred, confidential information. But the power behind their experience and how Save First and the organization's commitment to it are part of that healing and sacred journey story for that individual. I think we could tell these stories more.”
Buffalo & Erie County, NY
Work/Life Solutions
Work/Life Solutions, a United Way of Buffalo & Erie County (UWBEC) program made possible by Evans Bank and your employer, is dedicated to improving workplace productivity, retention, attendance, financial stability, and well-being for employees.
Based on a proven program model, it seeks to help remediate non-work related issues attributed to decreased job performance and workplace attrition through an innovative set of three on-site solutions: Resource Coordinator, Work/Life Solutions Loan & Savings Program, and Financial Education Classes.
- Excerpt from the Work/Life Solutions website
Featuring Casey Cephas
The Whole Person
Casey runs the marketing department at Tapecon Inc. in Buffalo. She supported the program’s Resource Coordinator, Mary Teresa, in raising the visibility of the Work/Life Solution’s program—and then one day she turned to her for help herself.
Featuring Pete Lashway
The Problem Solver
Pete works at SoPark Corporation in Buffalo and is a dedicated single dad who’s financial challenges lead him to the Work/Life Solutions Resource Coordinator for help.
Featuring Pete Lashway, Casey Cephas
Work/Life Solutions
Follow the journeys of Pete and Casey in Buffalo, New York as they find support and solutions through their employer's United Way Work/Life Solutions Program—highlighting the diversity of backgrounds, needs, and pathways to access services.
Geauga County, OH
Bridges@Work
The Bridges@Work program provides assistance to employees in Geauga County coping with challenges that affect their productivity at work.
This innovative program provides employees with resources and services to help them maintain employment and succeed in the workplace. A dedicated Resource Coordinator assists with financial issues, childcare, substance abuse, housing, transportation, eldercare and more.
- Excerpt from the Bridges@Work website
Featuring Bobby Wilson
Building Bridges
When Bobby first arrived at Montville Plastics and Rubber he was drowning in a cycle of payday loan debt—and his managers didn’t think he’d last. Now he’s the third shift supervisor and one of the companies most valued advocates for the Bridges@Work program.
Portland, OR
Save First
Employees are the lifeblood of any business. But, a staff member's financial struggles can impact their performance and the entire team.
Save First partners with business leaders to ensure economic well-being is vital to their company's wellness benefits offering. It's not charity or a hand-out. Investing in the financial stability of your workforce is a cost-effective and proven way to bolster employee productivity, morale, and retention.
- Excerpt from the Save First Financial Wellness website
Featuring Tischa White
Work In Progress
When Tischa was growing up her mother taught her many useful things about money, but because of their limited income—saving wasn’t one of them.