Resources

This interactive SSA webpage can help community members plan for their financial needs in retirement and make informed decisions about Social Security. Consumers can estimate their monthly Social Security benefit amount and learn ...

This CFPB webpage teaches consumers to prevent, recognize, and report common types of scams and financial fraud schemes. Consumers can explore how-to guides, recorded webinars, easy-to-understand explanations of financial terms, a...

This accessible webpage from HUD walks consumers through the process of buying a home with step-by-step guidance. Consumers can learn about budgeting and shopping for a home, state and federal homebuying programs, housing loan opt...

The Museum of American Finance offers a variety of educational materials, including class activities, descriptions, and outlines. High school juniors and seniors can also sign up to participate in a 5-session, free personal financ...

The Teaching Skills that Matter in Adult Education project offers resources to help educators incorporate critical literacy skills into adult learning programs. This library of financial literacy resources includes lesson plans on...

This detailed guide from Consumer Reports equips consumers with information about trends in scams and tips for how to recognize scams involving phone calls, emails, texts, social media, and more.

Through this curated collection of professional development resources, ALA provides library professionals with tools, information, and best practices to support financial literacy in the communities their libraries serve. ...

ALA's Reference & User Services Association (RUSA) created these guidelines and best practices to support library professionals in creating, implementing, and evaluating financial literacy programming – including recommended p...

CFPB offers a wide range of publications that can be downloaded or ordered at no cost. You can get materials on topics like credit, mortgages, fraud, and more for a wide variety of audiences, from kids to older adults.  ...

This AARP webpage is full of practical guidance to help older adults spot scams and fraud and take action to protect themselves.

NNLM offers regional grant opportunities to fund health literacy programs. Explore current and previous projects funded by NNLM, review frequently asked questions about the grants, and reach out to NNLM for a funding consultation....

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) offers information, research, and strategies to address health literacy. It also provides funding opportunities. Check out NLM for examples of successful local programs.

Plain language is language that people can understand the first time they read or hear it. CDC's Plain Language Resources help professionals make health information more accessible and empower community members to make informed de...

OSG designed this toolkit to help people understand, identify, and stop health misinformation — and teach others to do the same. Explore practical strategies for addressing health misinformation, teaching slides, infographics, and...

The NIH Central Resource for Grants and Funding is a database that's updated daily with the latest funding opportunities from NIH. Local practitioners and program designers can use this resource to apply for funding for programs t...

NLM's Musings from the Mezzanine blog provides an inside look into the world's largest medical library. This blog post presents three examples of health literacy projects funded by the Network of the National Library of Medicine (...

The Centers for Disease Control Framework for Program Evaluation addresses measures and outcomes as part of the evaluation process to understand what to measure and why when it comes to evaluating your programs and determining val...

NNLM's National Evaluation Center provides evaluation and dissemination resources for library and other community-based professionals. On this webpage, you'll find evaluation materials tailored to NNLM-funded projects, including p...

CDC's Framework for Evaluation in Public Health is a tool that can help professionals evaluate the effectiveness of health literacy-related programs. The framework outlines a step-by-step approach to program evaluation and offers ...

Learn how to communicate clearly about health topics with resources from NIH, one of the most authoritative U.S. sources of health information. NIH’s Clear Communication webpage features guidance on health literacy, cultural respe...

The Teaching Skills that Matter in Adult Education project from ED offers resources to help educators incorporate critical literacy skills into adult learning programs. This library of health literacy resources includes lesson pla...

NNLM engages with communities to raise awareness of trusted, high-quality, and relevant information and develop strategies to improve health literacy. Watch a webinar series on health misinformation, learn how to evaluate resource...

Through its Public Libraries Initiative, NNLM provides free, research-based, health resources to public libraries and other community organizations that serve public health needs. Explore upcoming training opportunities, order inf...

Communities for Immunity was an initiative to provide funding support to museums and libraries in engaging their communities to build COVID-19 vaccine confidence. Find out how these organizations shared vital health information an...

Through citizen science and crowdsourcing, NNLM works to engage communities in addressing societal needs and accelerating biomedical science, technology, and innovation through participation in the scientific research process. Exp...