Our Goals
A trauma-informed approach is at the heart of our project. We believe that the door to sustainable financial wellbeing can only be opened by making financial education programs truly survivor-centered and by working together to heal financial trauma.
We seek to:
EDUCATE & NORMALIZE
Raise awareness about financial trauma, normalize responses to traumatic situations, and be cognizant of the detrimental effects of shame.
RE-IMAGINE
Help re-imagine financial empowerment programs to integrate a holistic approach. Decenter financial “know-how” and focus on healing the emotional, psychological, and systemic effects of trauma on survivors.
AN INVITATION INTO ACTION
Continue developing and/or integrating these concepts in your role as advocate, provider of financial wellness services, and leader in your community.
Filling in a Gap
Our project aims to fill a gap by helping service providers, financial educators, and other advocates understand the role that trauma plays in IPV victims' relationship to money and the ways in which trauma can undercut their ability to achieve financial wellness.
An Economic Justice Framework
When seeking financial wellness, many survivors are faced with difficult obstacles imposed by our economic system. Our project seeks to raise awareness of the fact that many times what’s broken isn’t the person, but the economic structures in which our clients are expected to operate.
