Workshops

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Savvy financial choices lead to more money for your dreams and goals.
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As your friends and neighbors, Extension educators are here to help you explore financial choices and decisions. Workshops are offered in your local communities; check the event calendar, and look below, to find workshops close by.

Many workshops are also featured as live online webinars or videos. Typically you need to register in advance to receive connecting information. See below for upcoming webinars. Also, join our Personal Finance ENewsletter list to be notified of upcoming workshops.

Engage with a financial workshop near you

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Young or old, there's always more to learn about personal finances. Add to your knowledge and skills with a unbiased, timely workshop from Illinois Extension.

Money, Stress, and Bad Habits

Get Savvy - Grow Your Green Stuff Series
Strategies to calm down stress and stress spending

Learn what stress is, how it negatively affects our judgment, and some everyday bad habits related to money that it drags us into, such as hyper…

The Importance of Water: Quenching Toddlers’ Thirst Healthily

Nurturing Foundations Webinar Series 2024
Explore healthy ways to quench a child's thirst

Over half of toddlers consume at least one sugar-sweetened beverage daily. Drinking juice, sports drinks, soda, or other sweetened beverages…

Strategies for Debt Repayment

Money Basics Webinar Series 2024
Discover ways to overcome debt stress

Debt can be distressing. If you have debt or are planning on taking on debt, do you have a plan on how to pay the money back? Explore different strategies…

Estate Planning 101: Know the Basics | Cissna Park Community Library

Lessons at the Library
County: Iroquois, Vermilion, Ford, Champaign

Join your fellow community members and friends to participate in a variety of health-related webinars throughout the year! No matter your age, learn valuable life lessons and gain relevant, easy-…

Estate Planning 101: Know the Basics

Lessons for Living Series 2024
Get an estate planning checklist and much more.

Have you ever felt overwhelmed when you heard "estate planning"? In this session, we hope you become less fearful of estate planning, learn some…

Estate Planning 101: Know the Basics | Rantoul Public Library

Lessons at the Library
County: Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Vermilion

Join your fellow community members and friends to participate in a variety of health-related webinars throughout the year! No matter your age, learn valuable life lessons and gain relevant, easy-…

Nutrition Guidelines for Babies and Toddlers: Decoding Mixed Messages About How To Feed Young Children

Nurturing Foundations Webinar Series 2024
These guidelines provide healthy nutritional needs for feeding children

Over half of parents receive mixed messages about what to feed their young children. That can be confusing! It is essential…

Make Your Savings Grow

Let's Talk Money | New American Welcome Center
County: Champaign

Feeling overwhelmed by finances? Don't worry, you're not alone. University of Illinois Extension and the New American Welcome Center are excited to offer a six-session series called “Let’s Talk…

Putting Healthy Food on the Table: Addressing Food Access Challenges for Families With Young Children

Nurturing Foundations Webinar Series 2024
Explore the challenges associated with food accessibility and practical ways to address them

One in five young children lives in a household that struggles to put enough nutritious food on the…

Smart Saving Strategies

Money Basics Webinar Series 2024
Build peace of mind for a better financial future

Building healthy and sustainable savings habits can be overwhelming when starting from scratch. In this session, we will explore some simple…