Are you or your loved one interested in learning money management skills? Do you have questions about how an ABLE account might help you or your loved one save for the future? Join us on March 20th to learn more about financial tools that can help you on your path to a more independent future.
We will be joined by two presenters for the evening. Karen Hassett, Financial Education Director from Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (PATF), will be sharing information about PATF’s innovative financial education curriculum designed for people with intellectual disabilities. Karen Carr, Outreach Specialist from The Pennsylvania Treasury Department, will be sharing information about the PA ABLE program, designed to help people with disabilities save money for their futures.
We hope that you can join us to learn more about these important programs!
Meet our presenters:
Karen Hassett is the Financial Education Director for Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (PATF), statewide non-profit organization that provides education, financing, and advocacy for individuals with disabilities and older Pennsylvanians for the purchase of assistive technology. PATF is a state accredited and federally certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). Since 1998, PATF has extended more than $46 million in loan extensions to 4,700 individuals with disabilities. Before joining PATF, Karen directed financial literacy education and outreach at a Philadelphia-based financial counseling and education agency. She began her career in financial education over 10 years ago at a Delaware County-based credit union where she managed the overall strategy for financial education including designing and implementing content, and community outreach. In addition to her role as a financial wellness advocate and educator, Karen volunteers as a financial coach for Habitat for Humanity, serves on the FEAA scholarship committee, and is a FIRST Robotics judge. Karen has her master’s degree in education and is a Pennsylvania certified teacher.
Karen Carr is an Outreach Specialist for the Bureau of Savings Programs which include the Pennsylvania 529 College Savings Program, the PA ABLE Savings Program, and the Keystone Scholars Program, the Bright Future Booster, and Unclaimed Property. As a Program Representative she connects with counties across the Commonwealth to promote these Programs to different businesses, advocacy groups, schools, and organizations to help them understand the importance of saving for a loved one. Prior to Ms. Carr’s PA Treasury employment, she was the Director of Programs for the Eastern Technology Council, a business networking organization that helped to promote technology in the region. Ms. Carr also worked as Social Services Coordinator and a Residential Program Supervisor for Devereux, a national behavioral healthcare provider. A graduate of Penn State, Ms. Carr is married and the mother of two adult sons and resides in Chester County, PA.