Q&A Livestream Series

The season 3 finale welcomes Scott Dobson who shares his personal struggle with finances as a young adult with Lynne Jarman-Johnson of Consumers Credit Union. Then, CPA Fred Pennell offers expert analysis and advice on best practices for those seeking financial support. 

Cascade Community Foundation continues its exploration of the often-avoided topic of money with a private conversation with local business owners who risked it all – and continue to do so. 

One in five suburban households are living paycheck-to-paycheck. Student loan debt totals $1.73 trillion and grows 6 times faster than the nation’s economy. 

This year, overall American debt is expected to surpass $15 trillion dollars.  Yet, the topic of personal finances continues to thwart our daily conversations. Despite it being a major piece of our lives, it’s often an avoided topic – particularly among affluent, middle- and upper-class households.  

In this episode, experts open the vault on the taboo topic of money and why we avoid it, detailing the personal journey of local residents and entrepreneurs while offering expert perspectives on the reasons we avoid the topic, and the local resources available to us right now. 

Registration is now open for this important episode regarding mental health. Join FOX17's Deanna Falzone as we go inside Cascade Trails - a senior living community with unique challenges during the pandemic.  Discover creative efforts to thwart the impact isolation has on the mind of elderly residents, and learn from experts how mental health can uniquely impact senior citizens.

WZZM’s Val Lego sits down with Kim Bode, who shares for the first time her lifelong battle against anxiety, loneliness, and a unique diagnosis called Imposter Syndrome. Discover her unrelenting mission to shed the stigma.  Then, immediately following the Q&A, join Cascade Community Foundation's Justin Swan and be nice® founder Christy Buck from the Mental Health Foundation for insight and action steps for identifying changes in mental health in yourself or someone you know, and what to do next.

Are you looking for ways to expose your children to culture and diversity? 

 Join Justin Swan from Cascade Community Foundation and Leigh Verburg from Kent District Library for an introduction to innovative children's books that can help. A follow-up to the widely popular Race In The Suburbs, this discussion is a resource engineered specifically for suburban families and caretakers in predominantly white areas who wish to expose children to other cultures at an early age.