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Fairfax County hosts financial resilience workshop for federal workers after layoffs
Summary
Fairfax County Department of Family Services held a one‑hour session titled “Financial Resilience After Federal Layoffs” where county staff and John Marshall Bank advised on budgeting, contacting creditors, debt-reduction and short-term savings options, and answered attendee questions about accounts and apps.
Fairfax County Department of Family Services hosted a one‑hour workshop titled “Financial Resilience After Federal Layoffs” that offered budgeting advice, debt-management strategies and short-term saving options for federal employees and contractors facing recent layoffs. Jennifer Van Buren, a manager in the county department, opened the session and Kellen Graves, supervisor of the Fairfax County Employer Engagement Team, moderated a Q&A from the chat.
The session’s main presenter, Rodney Francisco, branch manager at John Marshall Bank in Old Town Alexandria, walked through practical steps for immediate financial stabilization. Francisco said participants should first separate essential fixed costs — “housing cost, so rent or mortgage, car payment, or transportation costs, insurance” — from variable needs such as groceries and utilities, and to contact utilities and creditors proactively about hardship or budget plans.
Why it matters: layoffs reduce steady income for many county…
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