Cooperative Extensions

Cooperative Extensions can set those they educate and work with on a path to financial freedom. By helping families reduce debt and save money, they can create a stronger community and improve lives.

What are your goals for the week?

Encourage Financial Action

Raising awareness is the first step, but getting people to set up automatic savings is key.

Encourage people to save automatically by:

Setting a Goal

Encourage individuals to take the America Saves Pledge

Making a Plan

Setting Up Automatic Savings

Promote the products you offer to help people save automatically
Encourage employees to use split deposit & retirement accounts

Raise Awareness

Resources for spreading the word about the importance of saving automatically.

Sample Press Release & Proclamation

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What Others Have Done

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Champaign County Saves and University of Illinois Extension

March 13, 2017

Champaign County Saves and the University of Illinois Extension utilized local media to inform their community about America Saves Week and the importance of saving. In her article in the The News-Gazette, Campaign … Read more

America Saves Week 2017 in Tennessee

February 10, 2017

February 28: America Saves Week celebration at Tennessee Legislative Plaza in Nashville. State partners including the Tennessee Department of Treasury and University of Tennessee Extension will staff a display at the … Read more

Chattanooga Area/Tennessee Saves Campaign

February 19, 2016

State activities for America Saves Week 2016: State partners, including Tennessee Department of Treasury, Department of Financial Institutions, University of Tennessee Extension, and Tennessee Jump$tart coalition, … Read more