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The Actors Fund offers a broad spectrum of online and phone programs to support the unique, essential needs of all who work in entertainment and the performing arts. Learn more and register for free workshops and services pertaining to The Career Center ([link removed]) , Financial Wellness ([link removed]) , Health & Health Insurance ([link removed]) , Housing ([link removed]) and Social Services ([link removed]) .

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** Time & Energy: Balancing the Multiple Demands of Art, Work and Life
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Part 1: Monday, November 8, 1 pm ET Part 2: Monday, November 15, 1 pm ET ([link removed])
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Balancing the multiple demands of life, art and work can be a perpetual challenge for professionals in the performing arts and entertainment industry. If you are struggling to get through endless to-do lists while still staying focused on what is most important to you, this workshop is for you.

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** The Career Center
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The Career Center offers a comprehensive suite of online programs and services that help entertainment industry and performing arts professionals to identify and find sideline work and discover new careers outside the industry.

Get started by attending The Career Center Orientation (Monday ([link removed]) or Thursday ([link removed]) session) to enroll in the career services offered. Once you've done that, you can enroll in workshops including Resume Writing Workshop ([link removed]) and LinkedIn Suite for Entertainment ([link removed]) *.

Additional workshops include Creative Career Storytelling: Engaging Your Audience ([link removed]) , Virtual How To: Think Like A Negotiator ([link removed]) *, Dancers on the Move: Transitions to New Careers ([link removed]) and Creativity Doesn't Age: Focus on Finding Work ([link removed]) .

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** Financial Wellness
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Financial Wellness online workshops and seminars increase your financial knowledge and help you learn the tools and skills to support lifelong financial health and stability.

Take Budgeting Nuts & Bolts ([link removed]) , proudly sponsored by Actors Federal Credit Union, to learn the basics of financial wellness.

Additional workshops include Managing Debt & Credit ([link removed]) , Investing Basics for Creative Professionals - Part 2 ([link removed]) and Managing Student Loans Amid COVID-19 ([link removed]) .
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** Health & Health Insurance
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The Actors Fund offers personalized health insurance counseling and enrollment support, referrals to health care resources and seminars on how to care for yourself.

You can also join us for Welcome to Medicare ([link removed]) , Understanding AFL-CIO/ Union Plus Medicare Advantage Plans ([link removed]) and Every Artist Insured: Getting Affordable Coverage in NY/NJ During COVID-19 ([link removed]) .

This year, The Actors Fund is once again partnering with Mount Sinai to offer free flu shots ([link removed]) for our community at The Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts ([link removed]) ! Your flu vaccine will be easy, free, convenient and safe.

Health Insurance HQ ([link removed]) provides an update on the health care landscape from the expert team at The Actors Fund’s Artists Health Insurance Resource Center (AHIRC). In this month's edition ([link removed]) : check out some tips for Marketplace and Medicare Fall Open Enrollment 2021. View previous Health Insurance HQs here. ([link removed])
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** Housing
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The Actors Fund operates several affordable housing residences across the country, and also offers resources to help you learn more about affordable housing opportunities and other housing-related issues you may encounter.

Our Housing Connect 2.0 ([link removed]) Tutorial will help applicants navigate New York City’s latest housing lottery system, understand changes to the process and show you how to set up a new profile. If you haven't already, we recommend that you participate in our Applying for Affordable Housing ([link removed]) webinar as a prerequisite.

Additional online seminars include Affordable Housing for Seniors ([link removed]) and Apartment Hunting 101: Strategies for Finding Housing in New York City ([link removed]) .
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** Social Services
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With respect and understanding, our professional social workers offer our community help to address a wide array of challenges via online and phone counseling and support groups ([link removed]) , education and practical help—completely free of charge.

Upcoming online groups include Self-Care to Give Care ([link removed]) , Black Entertainment Professionals Gathering ([link removed]) *, Asian American and Pacific Islander Entertainment Professionals Gathering ([link removed]) * and the National Support Group for Injured Dancers ([link removed]) .

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Programs of The Career Center, Career Transition For Dancers and The Dancers Resource at The Actors Fund are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. These programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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