The goal of this program is to help young people between 8 and 12 years old make informed decisions about managing money and set longer-term financial goals. To accomplish this goal, we offer workshops that teach the fundamentals of financial literacy and personal finance. The program is adapted to accommodate learners with differing abilities.
Below is a sample of the type of workshops we offer. Each are tailored by age group:
Workshops:
- Income and Savings Plans
- Budget planning
- Weekly spending tracker
- Tracking income and debt
- Savings planner
- Debt Reduction and Asset Building
- What is debt?
- What is an asset?
- Credit cards and student loans as debts
- Home ownership as an asset
- Education as an asset
- Retirement planning
- Credit Rating
- What is a credit score and why does it matter?
- Fair credit reporting Act
- Read a credit report
- Fix a credit report
- Maintain good credit
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