Family Finance Management

Helping families in financial crisis

Recently unemployed? Or underemployed? Family member recently deployed? Facing financial uncertainty?  Feeling that your financial future is out of control?  Our Family Finance Resource Management Program was established to guide families to navigate these tough times.

Initially a Web-based resource, our programs include on-site programs and training in collaboration with Multnomah County Office of School and Community Partnership Weatherization Program, Commission on Children, Families and Community, and other agencies and Family Resource Centers working with families living in poverty throughout Multnomah and the surrounding Portland Metro counties.

At Oregon State University we are faculty and staff of the College of Health and Human Sciences, Extension Family and Community Development Program.

This website provides research-based resources from the OSU Extension Service and Extension services in other states, as well as information from other public and private agencies.

We hope that the resources below will help guide you.

1. First Things First - Adapting to Sudden Loss of Income or Occupation
2. Taking Stock - Financial Assessment
3. Decision Point - Trouble-shooting Your Financial Picture
4. Taking Control - Financial Management

Research and Community Collaboration

• Poverty Simulation Workshops: Initiated with funds from the B.E. Knudson Endowment, OSU Family Policy Program, these workshops are funded by the Public Issues Initiative of the OSU Extension Service. They are designed to increase understanding of poverty issues. In Multnomah County, they are offered in collaboration with the CCFC of Multnomah County.
• Work Force Fair: In February, 2002, the City of Gresham, U.S Senator Ron Wyden D-Oregon, and Laborers Community Services organized a fair of state, county and private agencies to address the needs of the recently unemployed in Multnomah County. Browse the list of participating providers (PDF) for phone numbers.

What's Happening - Calendar of Events at Multnomah County Extension

• Events

"Getting Through Tough Times" Newsletter:

To view the newsletters, download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

• March 2002 Issue (PDF format) (121KB)

"More Money in Your Pocket" Fact Sheets:

• Earned Income Credit (PDF format) (52KB)

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OSU Extension Education Center, Multnomah County
Caroline Cannon, OSU Extension Field Faculty, Family and Community Development
211 SE 80th Avenue
Portland  OR  97215-1597
Family Finance 503-725-2022, FAX 503-725-2020