Steven Shepelwich

Focused on financial inclusion, microfinance & workforce development in US & S. Asia - with a dose of banjo playing & Bollywood thrown in!

[Steven Shepelwich @Shepelwich]

@DalrympleWill @EmpirePodUK @peter_sarris Long drive on Thursday and can’t wait to have @DalrympleWill and the new episodes of @EmpirePodUK as my companion! Always unique, fun takes on history that matters today.

[Steven Shepelwich @Shepelwich]

Credit scores make a big difference in access to loans, insurance and other products - and their costs. New approaches to developing credit scores using alternative data, and their impacts, are explored in this brief from @KansasCityFed.
#assetbuilding #FinancialLiteracy

[Kansas City Fed @KansasCityFed]

What could help more consumers gain access to credit?

Supplementing traditional credit reports with alternative data is one potential approach.

Here's a look at the benefits and concerns with non-traditional credit data: https://t.co/h7dJeJanjY

#Finance #Payments

[Kansas City Fed @KansasCityFed]

We're searching for passionate community development leaders to join our Community Development Advisory Council.

All sectors welcome, especially digital inclusion, childcare, philanthropy & bank CRA officers.

Apply before Sep. 30: https://t.co/eczO65czdM

[Steven Shepelwich @Shepelwich]

You thought rural electrification in the ‘30s or the Federal highway system in the ‘50s were game changers? Wait until we see the impact of new #broadband initiatives! Get in the game with these @KansasCityFed resources.

[Kansas City Fed @KansasCityFed]

Are you a policymaker working in #digitalinclusion? Access lessons on how to make the best use of federal & state #broadband funding here: https://t.co/K8VUvyZtpI

@netinclusion @NewYorkFed @AtlantaFed @BostonFed @ClevelandFed @DallasFed @philadelphiafed @RichmondFed @stlouisfed

[Steven Shepelwich @Shepelwich]

Disasters and emergencies come in all types and too often - the @KansasCityFed’s Plan.Prepare.Prevail resources provide tools to respond. Check out this article on how to put them to use.

[Kansas City Fed @KansasCityFed]

Learn how our Investment Connection program, which matches community development organizations with funders, is helping communities take action on emergency preparedness and energy efficiency.

https://t.co/2CP6Q7bBsS

#CommDev #CommunityInvestment

[Steven Shepelwich @Shepelwich]

#Immigration matters for many reasons, and this new research from the @KansasCityFed helps tease out interactions in labor markets. Useful insights in a time of strong demand for workers.

[Kansas City Fed @KansasCityFed]

#Immigration to the United States declined from 2016 to 2021, exacerbating labor shortages.

Our Economist Elior Cohen analyzed online job postings during this period to understand how labor markets responded. https://t.co/AHTZMRHPPn

#EconTwitter #Employment

[Steven Shepelwich @Shepelwich]

Public benefits can help bring more workers into jobs, stabilize their employment and increase productivity- if they are structured and implemented well. This @FedCommunities video shows how workers, employers and policymakers can make it happen.

[Fed Communities @FedCommunities]

One bill recently signed into law in Maine helps support people as they try to overcome #benefitscliffs. The bill offers low-income parents a 12-month extension of their established MaineCare benefits when their income starts to increase. Find out more: https://t.co/pACL9nfYfM

[Steven Shepelwich @Shepelwich]

Public benefits are crucial in getting people on their feet - but they often fall short in providing the support and continuity needed. See ways they can be strengthened- by recipients, employers and policymakers- in this @FedCommunities video.

#benefitscliffs #workforcedev

[Fed Communities @FedCommunities]

"The program wasn’t set up in a way that I could go and try to get that employment," a common sentiment amongst many people receiving public assistance or benefits. Get to know Kandie, and find out how Maine’s approach to the #benefitscliff is fairing. https://t.co/pACL9nfYfM

[Kansas City Fed @KansasCityFed]

Whitney Hansen has a row-crop farm in Colorado and a cattle ranch in Oklahoma. Crop insurance is one way she mitigates risk. Hay hoarding is another.
#Ag producers share how they're navigating the changing geography of #agriculture here: https://t.co/bGNe4UTa3N

[Steven Shepelwich @Shepelwich]

‘Plan, Prepare, Prevail.’ - good advice with great resources from the @KansasCityFed to back it up. Check out these stories of building disaster readiness and community resilience.

[Kansas City Fed @KansasCityFed]

Learn how our Investment Connection program, which matches community development organizations with funders, is helping communities take action on emergency preparedness and energy efficiency.

https://t.co/2CP6Q7bBsS

#CommDev #CommunityInvestment

[Steven Shepelwich @Shepelwich]

Financial empowerment is real in Tulsa! Great discussion with the @cityoftulsagov Financial Empowerment stakeholders about public benefits, employment and economic mobility. The @AtlantaFed’s CLIFF Tool is getting a workout!

https://t.co/pVy8NZL2ha…
#workforcedev @KansasCityFed

[Steven Shepelwich @Shepelwich]

On this day in 1930, Gandhi took the first step of the Salt March, a 240 mile hike towards India’s independence and template for nonviolent action. I hope you find something new in this story as you continue your march towards #development and #justice.
https://t.co/pPODMXRMKU

[Steven Shepelwich @Shepelwich]

@ActionVillageIn @GandhiUK Congrats @ActionVillageIn on the well deserved recognition of your support of nonviolence and true community development.

[Steven Shepelwich @Shepelwich]

@ActionVillageIn @madrascafefood @WOMADfestival Can’t wait to join @ActionVillageIn and @madrascafefood at @WOMADfestival one day - a dream to come true! I love the energy and partnership both represent!

[Steven Shepelwich @Shepelwich]

Thanks for all the great ideas, connections and challenging comments on how to better #InvestInWork!

[Steven Shepelwich @Shepelwich]

Agreed! One reason I like the @AtlantaFed's CLIFF tool to inform personalized career and benefits counseling. It provides a new way of mapping out the issues. #InvestInWork

[maryanne conlin @maryanneconlin]

@Results4America @WorkingNation This. Even when services are available, communicating with workers/students to connect them to services involves sometimes explaining byzantine pathways #InvestInWork

[Steven Shepelwich @Shepelwich]

Great to have @the_cwdc involved in piloting the Benefits Cliff dashboard in Colorado! #InvestInWork

[Kansas City Fed @KansasCityFed]

The #KCFed is partnering with workforce organizations to strengthen career counseling through the @AtlantaFed’s CLIFF dashboard to address how public benefits can provide an on-ramp to career mobility and self-sufficiency. #InvestInWork

[Steven Shepelwich @Shepelwich]

@wendicopeland @WorkingNation @AtlantaFed @philadelphiafed @KansasCityFed @FedCommunities @GoodwillIntl Working with local Goodwills with the @AtlantaFed's Benefits Cliffs tool to address racial inequities has been eye-opening. Goodwill's do so much to #InvestiInWork!

[Steven Shepelwich @Shepelwich]

This is Steve Shepelwich from the @KansasCityFed's community development team. Great to be part of this chat! #InvestInWork

[Steven Shepelwich @Shepelwich]

@jon_bois A tad obscure...