Workshops,
Groups & Seminars

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, Financial Wellness, Health & Health Insurance, Housing and Social Services.
 
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Time & Energy: Balancing the Multiple Demands of Art, Work and Life


Part 1: Monday, November 8, 1 pm ET
Part 2: Monday, November 15, 1 pm ET

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.

 


The Career Center

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 or Thursday session) to enroll in the career services offered. Once you've done that, you can enroll in workshops including Resume Writing Workshop and LinkedIn Suite for Entertainment*.

Additional workshops include Creative Career Storytelling: Engaging Your AudienceVirtual How To: Think Like A Negotiator*, Dancers on the Move: Transitions to New Careers and Creativity Doesn't Age: Focus on Finding Work.

*Time listed in Pacific Time

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Financial Wellness

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, proudly sponsored by Actors Federal Credit Union, to learn the basics of financial wellness.

Additional workshops include Managing Debt & CreditInvesting Basics for Creative Professionals - Part 2 and Managing Student Loans Amid COVID-19.

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Health & Health Insurance

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 MedicareUnderstanding AFL-CIO/ Union Plus Medicare Advantage Plans and Every Artist Insured: Getting Affordable Coverage in NY/NJ During COVID-19.

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

Health Insurance HQ 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: check out some tips for Marketplace and Medicare Fall Open Enrollment 2021. View previous Health Insurance HQs here.

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Housing

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 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 webinar as a prerequisite.

Additional online seminars include Affordable Housing for Seniors and Apartment Hunting 101: Strategies for Finding Housing in New York City.

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Social Services

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, education and practical help—completely free of charge.

Upcoming online groups include Self-Care to Give CareBlack Entertainment Professionals Gathering*, Asian American and Pacific Islander Entertainment Professionals Gathering* and the National Support Group for Injured Dancers.

*Time listed in Pacific Time

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In NYC emergencies can happen at any time. Notify NYC is a new program from the New York City Office of Emergency Management designed to keep you up to date about emergencies and services that impact all New Yorkers, whether it’s at home, work or in the community. Choose from alerts about events, public health, school closings and delays, and parking rules suspensions, and have them sent to your either your email or mobile phone. Register for free by visiting NYC.gov/notifynyc or by calling 311 today.

                              
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.  

                                         
Thank you to our Dance programming sponsor.                        
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