DHRM Financial Wellness Events and Resources: August 2022

Providing resources to help you achieve financial independence & wellness remain a priority in 2022. Please check out this month’s financial wellness newsletter and the new items below to obtain the details of the financial education offerings and resources.

Virginia Credit Union Webinar. Paying For College. A college degree can open doors to a brighter future. Join us for 30 minutes on August 10 at 12 p.m. for the “Paying for College” webinar, where we’ll talk about how to make that possible financially. Register Now!

VRS. Using credit responsibly helps your credit score grow over time, unlocking advantages like access to better loan terms and rates. See your score anytime and track changes to your report—safely and securely—with the Credit Score and Report tool in myVRS Financial Wellness. Log in to your myVRS account and select Financial Wellness to access your free credit report 24/7, with fresh updates every month.

Virginia Department of Treasury’s Unclaimed Property Division. Unclaimed property can include dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, stocks and dividends, insurance proceeds, refunds, and more. One in four Virginians has missing money. Visit our free search site to check your name and start the claims process. www.vaMoneySearch.org

Truist Bank. Bank On Your Success – Budgeting During a Crisis. This webinar will assist employees with tools to build a budget. Join us on August 18 at 6 p.m. to also learn budget crisis mode activation, ways to start saving and more. Register Here Now!

Employee Discounts. NASCAR is coming back to the Richmond Raceway in August! For discounted tickets to Kings Dominion, Great Wolf Lodge, vacation packages and other deals exclusively for state employees, please check out Tickets at Work. Be sure to check back often for updates. State Employee Discounts

Employee Assistance Program. All health plans offered to state employees and their dependents have employee assistance programs (EAPs). Included are up to four sessions at no charge for such services as mental health, alcohol or drug abuse assessment, child or elder care, financial, grief counseling, and legal services such as estate planning. EAP

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. State employees may be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Keep reading to see whether you might qualify. The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loans after you have made 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. Click Here to Learn More

Questions? Contact www.dhrm.virginia.gov.