THE WORKPLACE AS A PLATFORM FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY: A PROFILE OF WORKING BRIDGES A PROJECT OF UNITED WAY OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY JUNE 2015 | WRITTEN BY: INGER GIUFFRIDA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Workplace as a Platform for Financial Stability: A Profile of Working Bridges was researched and writ- ten by Inger Giuffrida, financial educator and asset building consultant. Since 2009, Ms. Giuffrida has provided training and technical assistance to grantees of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation and United Way Worldwide’s Financial Education in Your Community grant program. She may be contacted at
[email protected]. The author would like to thank Lisa Falcone, Working Bridges Project Director, and Lisa Jensen, Working Bridges Resource Coordinator, for their invaluable insights and contributions to this profile. The author would also like to thank Ted Castle, President and CEO of Rhino Foods, Inc.; Gina Catanzarita, Director of Human Resources, Engelberth Construction; and Adam Leonard, Director of Human Resources, Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, Burlington, Vermont. FINANCIAL CAPABILITY@WORK The FINRA Investor Education Foundation and United Way Worldwide’s Financial Capability@Work project is an effort to build on the success of community-based efforts to deliver financial education and related ser- vices in the workplace and help similar community-based organizations design, implement, and evaluate the impact of workplace financial capability initiatives tailored to meet the needs of their own local communities. FINRA INVESTOR EDUCATION FOUNDATION The FINRA Investor Education Foundation supports innovative research and educational projects that give underserved Americans the knowledge, skills and tools necessary for financial success throughout life. For details about grant programs and other FINRA Foundation initiatives, visit www.finrafoundation.org.