Habitat for Humanity Sarasota is offering online modules for sweat equity in lieu of physical sweat equity since the build sites are closed due to COVID-19.
Civics 101
Civics 101 is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio. You may receive sweat equity totaling 11.5 hours for completing the following 13 modules. Civics 101 also fulfills Being a Good Neighbor Pathway to Homeownership workshop that was originally scheduled on April 16, 2020.
Directions: Listen to all 13 podcasts, provide a detailed response of what you have learned from each podcast. Label each description by episode and send in one email, a Word doc attachment or in the body of an email is acceptable. Do not send incomplete assignments.
- Equal Rights Amendment (19 mins)
- Affordable Care Act (18 mins)
- Money (18 mins)
- Census (19 mins)
- Gerrymandering (15 mins)
- Debt & Deficit (15 mins)
- Becoming A Citizen (20 mins)
- Electoral College (20 mins)
- Bill Of Rights (24 mins)
- Constitution (37 mins)
- Declaration of Independence (26 mins)
- Conventions (34 mins)
- How to run for President 33 min
Financial Literacy
Smart About Money is one of the many programs of the National Endowment for Financial Education®. NEFE® is an independent, nonprofit foundation committed to educating Americans on a broad range of financial topics and empowering them to make positive and sound decisions to reach their financial goals.
Money Basics / Spending & Saving – submit completed SMART Goals Worksheet, Spending Detective Worksheet, Mindful Spending Worksheet, Budget Worksheet and provide a detailed response of what you have learned and you will implement in the next 2 months. Define who your accountability partner is. Completion of this module will earn 5 sweat equity hours AND fulfills the Financial Literacy, Pathway to Homeownership workshop that was originally scheduled in February 2020.
Money Basics / Credit & Debit – submit completed Credit and Debt Plan Worksheet, create a SAM Plan, and provide a detailed response of what you have learned and you will implement in the next 2 months. Completion of this module will earn 3 sweat equity hours.
Money Basics / Insurance – submit completed Home Inventory Worksheet, Insurance Policy Inventory Worksheet, and create a SAM Plan and provide a detailed response of what you have learned. Completion of this module will earn 5 sweat equity hours.
Money Basics / Employment – submit completed Work Satisfaction Worksheet, Employment Plan Worksheet, SMART Goals Worksheet, DECIDE Worksheet and create a SAM Plan and provide a detailed response of what you have learned and you will implement in the next 2 months. Completion of this module will earn 5 sweat equity hours.
My Emergency Fund Plan – submit completed SMART Goals Worksheet and provide a detailed response of what you have learned and you will implement in the next 2 months. Define who your accountability partner is. Completion of this module will earn 3 sweat equity hours.
My Housing Plan – submit completed Housing Costs Worksheet, Housing Plan Worksheet and provide a detailed response of what you have learned and you will implement in the next 2 months. Completion of this module will earn 3 sweat equity hours.