DHRM Financial Wellness Events and Resources: November 2024

November 7, 2024 / Get Well

NOVA’s Office of Employee Wellness and Wellbeing (OEWW) continues to provide resources to help you achieve financial independence as your financial wellness remains a priority in 2024.  Our Financial  Wellness Partner, Virginia’s Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM) offers a variety of resources to help you plan your future (and your present).  Please check out the DHRM November financial wellness newsletter and the highlighted items below to learn more about the financial education offerings and resources.

November Spotlights:

  • Virginia Credit Union. All About That Money Tuesdays: Holiday Budget (Virtual Webinar). We know celebrating the holidays comes with a hefty bill. We will provide tips to help you avoid the financial hangover of holiday spending. Join this virtual webinar on Tuesday, November 12 starting at 12 p.m. Register Here Now.
  • DCP 457: Cash Match & Hybrid Retirement Plan. What’s the difference between the defined benefit and defined contribution components of a retirement plan? In this webinar, we will review the hybrid plan and delve into the defined contribution component in detail. Join this Zoom webinar on Wednesday, November 20, from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. Register here now.
  • Take advantage of these and other November offers from NOVA HR’s Office of Organizational Learning and Development.

Virginia Retirement System (VRS). Curb Holiday Spending. Even your best budgeting intentions can break down under the pressure to spend during the holidays. To avoid racking up debt that will haunt you in the New Year, read five strategies suggested in ’Tis the Season…To Think about Curbing Holiday Spending. Just log in to your myVRS account and select “Financial Wellness”.

Banzai. Planning an upcoming wedding or preparing for the birth of a child? Check out DHRM partner, Banzai. Banzai is designed to empower state employees on your journey to financial confidence. As you progress through the activities, you’ll have the chance to win cash prizes, tickets and other giveaways. Participate and enter to win rewards! Most importantly, you will be provided with the peace of mind that comes with financial literacy and preparedness. Click here to learn more about Banzai.

Virginia Employee Discounts Marketplace. Find exclusive savings and discounts on theme park tickets, HelloFresh meal kits, the latest HP technology, and more! Visit online today for offers on Rosetta Stone learning programs, discounts to your veterinarian bills with Nationwide Pet Insurance, and much more. Your discount marketplace is here to help you make sure you have a cornucopia of savings this fall! Explore November offers on NASCAR Martinsville tickets, NFL Washington Commanders Tickets, mortgages, technology, meal kit boxes and much more. (Please note: When you access the discounts marketplace for the first time, you will have to create an account using your work or personal email address. The marketplace will validate your email address to ensure that the entry is not a bot, then you will be able to access all the available discounts.) Click here to get started by creating or logging into your account.

2024 Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC). The annual statewide employee workplace giving program, started Wednesday, October 2, 2024, and runs through December 31, 2024. Please consider donating now to your favorite CVC charity.

Not new, but worth mentioning:

Employee Assistance Program (EAP). 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.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). State employees may be eligible for the PSLF 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.

Virginia Department of Treasury’s Unclaimed Property Division. Have you checked to see if you’re missing out on money? TRS offers a user friendly website and the secure document upload feature, making claiming your funds quicker than ever before! Unclaimed property can include dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, stocks and dividends, insurance proceeds, refunds, and more. Visit the free search site to check your name and start the claims process. Search for Missing Money! https://vamoneysearch.gov/

NOVA Employee Emergency Assistance Fund. The NOVA Employee Emergency Assistance Fund was created to assist NOVA employees who are experiencing temporary financial hardship. The NOVA Employee Emergency Assistance Fund is possible because of the support of the NOVA Educational Foundation and NOVA employees.

Want More Offerings? We’ve got you covered!

Photo: Pink ceramic piggy bank sitting in the woods amidst fall leaves.

Submitted by:
Dahlia Henry-Tett, Chief Wellness Officer (CWO), employeewellbeing@nvcc.edu