This presentation was given for “Coming Up with Cash in a Pinch: Emergency Savings and Its Alternatives,” a Family Financial Security Webinar by the Center for Financial Security at the University of Wisconsin.  The webinar details a comprehensive review of savings and households' ability to access cash quickly to meet unexpected expenses, policy recommendations that can support emergency savings, and the work of a non-profit counseling and financial empowerment center in New York City. 

The webinar can be viewed from the Center for Financial Security website here.  Pamela Chan’s presentation can be downloaded here.