Person-Centered Approach

Why Current Solutions Fail Our Most Painful Financial Shocks: Insights from our Community Advisory Group

Recently, Aspen FSP hosted a workshop to identify the financial shocks that most impact our Community Advisory Group. Here’s what we learned.

December 9, 2025
Members of Aspen FSP's Community Advisory Group speak onstage at an event.

Beyond Income: Worker Financial Security and the Role of Benefits Inside and Outside of the Workplace

U.S. workers need access to both public and workplace benefits, but often the connections between these benefits are fractured.

October 9, 2025

Aspen FSP Welcomes Three New Members to Its Community Advisory Group

Aspen FSP welcomes three young adult leaders to our Community Advisory Group.

September 10, 2025
Headshots of three young adults

Learning from Young Adults to Improve Public Benefits for All

Nearly one in five young adults experience poverty. Public benefits can help them afford daily life as they establish themselves.

May 13, 2025

From Challenges to Change: Young Voices on Financial Equity

Olivia Farmer and Joanna Smith-Ramani explore the challenges young adults face in achieving financial stability at the Aspen Ideas Festival.

January 4, 2025
Joanna Smith-Ramani and Olivia Farmer discuss financial issues facing young adults.

What Expanding Native American Representation in the Legal Field Can Teach Us About Building a More Diverse Financial Services Industry

This case study takes lessons from the legal field’s efforts to empower Native youth to learn how we can build a financial sector that better serves diverse communities.

July 15, 2024

Beyond Bootstraps: Lifting Up Young Women’s Voices About How to Build an Economy That Works for Them

Beyond Bootstraps highlights how to build an economy that works for young women (ages 15-24).

April 29, 2024

“Find People Where They Are”: Four Experts on the Value of Person-Centered Practices in Benefits Design and Delivery

To understand the importance of person-centered insights to the benefits delivery process, Aspen FSP asked individuals to share their own experiences. 

April 5, 2024

Climate Leaders on Financial Security-Victor Inuk Gavilanes and Rosazlia Grillier

This conversation centers the daily impacts of climate events on families and communities that have historically been excluded.

March 18, 2024

Government-to-Person Payment Systems: A Primer

Learn about the challenges and opportunities within the current G2P systems.

September 26, 2023