The CFE Fund joined the National Disability Institute to establish the National Center on Leadership for the Employment and Advancement of People with Disabilities (LEAD Center). The LEAD Center, supported by a grant from the US Department of Labor, focuses on improving employment outcomes and promoting the economic advancement of people with disabilities.

The CFE Fund’s expertise helps to connect financial stability efforts to employment programming, identifying and integrating targeted financial empowerment strategies within the LEAD Center.

Related Impacts

Report
January 31, 2017

Bank On National Account Standards (2017- 2018)

The updated Bank On National Account Standards, identify critical product features for appropriate bank or credit union accounts. Core account features include low costs, no overdraft fees, robust transaction capabilities such as a debit or prepaid card, and online bill pay.
Report
October 27, 2015

Bank On National Account Standards (2015- 2016)

The Bank On National Account Standards provide guidelines on over 25 product features that local Bank On coalitions should seek in their financial institution partnerships and that financial institutions should consider when developing basic transaction accounts.
Press Release
February 21, 2014

The CFE Fund and Bloomberg Philanthropies Award Technical Assistance Grants to 7 Cities Replicating the Financial Empowerment Center Model

Financial Empowerment Centers offer free, professional, one-on-one financial counseling to enable residents to address their financial needs and plan for their futures. In this February 2014 press release, the CFE Fund and Bloomberg Philanthropies announce a second wave of In-Kind Technical Assistance grants to seven cities: Cleveland, OH; Hartford, CT; Hawai’i County, HI; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; San Francisco, CA; and Seattle, WA.
Report
January 31, 2017

Bank On Account Validation

The CFE Fund invites financial institutions with products they believe meet Bank On National Account Standards (2019 – 2020) to apply for validation, and invites local Bank On coalitions to connect financial institutions with whom they are considering partnering in their communities to do so.