US Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen To Chair Meeting Of The Financial Literacy And Education Commission Date
18/05/2021
Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen will chair a meeting of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC) on May 26, 2021. The meeting will focus on the role of financial education in reducing economic inequity.
The Commission’s vision is of sustained financial well-being for all individuals and families in the U.S. In furtherance of this vision, the Commission sets strategic direction for policy, education, practice, research, and coordination so that all Americans make informed financial decisions. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo will moderate a discussion among experts in the field including:
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Vivian Duelli had wanted to open a yoga studio for 18 years. Construction on her dream, Drift Yoga and Juice Bar, started in Seattle in February 2020.
It stopped three weeks later due to the pandemic.
âMarch came and April came, and we couldnât go back yet to construction,â Duelli says. âI was trying to figure out how I was going to start to have a presence.â
One solution was to livestream her classes online. This required a pivot for her business model, but Duelli says it definitely helped her new business attract customers and gain traction.
Updated 5/6/2021 7:47 PM
Midwestern University s Vaccination Centers have administered over 15,000 vaccination doses as part of Operation Hope, Midwestern s community contribution to the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Operation Hope is a cross-campus community effort to provide vaccinations for the Midwestern University community of students, faculty, staff, and their families; University clinic patients; and local businesses and organizations, in conjunction with state health departments of Maricopa County, Arizona, and DuPage County, Illinois.
The university received approvals to operate its indoor Points of Distribution (POD) for COVID-19 vaccines in January.
Over 75% of Midwestern University s community of faculty, staff, and students are now fully vaccinated defined by being two weeks past the final dose of a single-shot or two-dose COVID-19 vaccine. The convenience and availability of Operation Hope vaccines has helped the University reach this milestone
OCEANSIDE
It was checkout time Tuesday for some homeless people who have been staying at an Oceanside motel under the city’s voucher program to get people temporarily off the street.
Assistant City Manager Michael Gossman said seven people were told to leave Marty’s Valley Inn where they had been staying since April 13 because they had not been actively working on a plan to enter a rehab program, shelter or other alternative housing opportunity by the time their 21-day city voucher expired.
Hitting the 21-day mark does not mean people automatically must leave the hotel, he said. Vouchers expired for eight other people on Tuesday, but Gossman said their stay was extended because they were working with city staff members and the McAlister Institute, which is overseeing the hotel program, on finding alternative housing. Those eight included two people who were allowed to stay after they suddenly became more cooperative with case workers after receiving notices they would have