The iOme Challenge Has Begun!

The 2019-2020 iOme Challenge student essay competition is open for registrations! College students from all academic disciplines are encouraged to participate.

The iOme (I OWE ME) Challenge is a national competition that works to raise awareness about the impact of financial security on the social and economic well-being of all generations in our society. Each year, student teams from across the country respond to the annual Challenge essay question that encourages students to challenge status quo thinking about retirement and propose viable policy recommendations.

The winning team receives a $5,000 financial prize and is invited to Washington, DC to present their submission and discuss it with policymakers on Capitol Hill.

Deadline to submit essays is May 30, 2020.

The Latina Savings Project

The Latina Savings Project was designed to encourage and facilitate savings among low- and moderate-income Latinas. From 2017-2019, the project was conducted in four cities across the U.S. – Albuquerque, New Mexico; Baytown, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; and Topeka, Kansas. The program focused on helping participants understand their own finances; then overcome barriers to saving, develop achievable savings goals, and open a savings account and begin saving.

For more information on the project and results, download the reports:

Latina Retirement Savings Project: Evaluation Report
Provides a complete data analysis and evaluation, published September 2019.

The Latina Savings Project
A Project Summary Report, published October 2019

Save the Dates!

WISER’s Annual Forum featuring the iOme Challenge
June 23, 2020
2:30 – 4:30 pm EST
REGISTER
This will be held as a virtual event.  A confirmation email and login instructions will be sent to registered participants just prior to the event. More details and the agenda will be posted soon.

WISER’s 16th Annual Symposium on Women’s Retirement
September 23, 2020
Washington, DC

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