Nancy M. Porter, Co-Chair National Initiative Management Team May 2003

Educator Page  Program Toolkit   Frequently Asked Questions   Background   Supporting Research   Marketing Tools   Extension Links   Helpful Links for Extension Educators   Funding Resources   Evaluation   Survey   Roll Out Conference   Financial Security Guidebook and Educational Resources 

Educator Page  Program Toolkit   Take the Road to Financial Security in Later Life   America Saves   Investing for Your Future   Legal Check Up   Long Term Care   Other Retirement Planning Resources   Estate Planning 

Educator Page  Funding Sources 

Consumer Page  Land-Grant Institution Family Economics Extension & Academic Programs  Extension Learning Tools  Consumer Links  Online Tools for Later Life Financial Planning  Tools for Target Audiences

Distance Education Format for Extension Initiative  National effort with focused resources, expertise, wide distribution  Multi-institutional, diverse faculty, broad learner audience  Multi-media approach  Cost effective  Material can be easily updated  Documented program impacts aggregated nationally  Collaborations with external partners  Interlinked national, state, and local web pages

Distance Education Format for Extension Initiative  Relatively new approach – e-Extension  Requires changes in how we operate  Technology capabilities are not equal across nation  Shifts many costs to end user  Less face time and personal contact  Fear that technological approach will eliminate need for personnel

2003 Impacts  35 states have implementation plans with 7 pending  22 states reported data online  16,914 individuals participated in one or more programs  84% increased their financial literacy  59% planned to utilize practices  55% planned to develop integrated plan  72% indicated that the program(s) were valuable to them  96% would recommend program(s) to others