Human Potential At Work

Crystal C. Rivera, Program Officer for Special Projects at the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection’s Office of Financial Empowerment, joins the program to discuss the importance of financial empowerment for persons with disabilities. Discover why self-advocacy and empowerment are the first steps to achieving true independence, and shares details about EmpoweredNYC, a public/private initiative that offers free, tailored and confidential one-on one financial counseling to New Yorkers with disabilities and their families.