Your Two Cents: Money Coach teens connect with local business leaders

Your Two Cents: Money Coach teens connect with local business leaders Money Coach students recently shared stories of financial freedom with a select group of local business leaders in a program we call “Your Two [...]

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Educators speak: Representation matters

Educators speak: Representation matters August Ball (pictured below) is a valued SecureFutures educator and the founder of Cream City Conservation, a two-pronged social enterprise. First, Cream City Conservation & Consulting LLC provides education services to environmental [...]

Volunteers speak: Anne Potkay finds her hidden voice

Volunteers speak: Anne Potkay finds her hidden voice Five years ago, Anne Potkay probably wouldn’t have imagined herself standing in front of a group of high school students teaching financial literacy. “The hardest thing is [...]

Invaluable: credit lesson at HOPE Christian threads through the worth of financial decisions

Invaluable: credit lesson at HOPE Christian threads through the worth of financial decisions Credit was the topic of a recent Money Sense lesson for seniors at HOPE Christian H.S. But the theme of “value” permeated [...]

Educator Q&A: Rob Kalpinski at Juvenile Justice Center says his students ‘want to be successful, just like everyone’

Educator Q&A: Rob Kalpinski at Juvenile Justice Center says his students 'want to be successful, just like everyone' Rob Kalpinski is a social studies and civics educator at Vel Phillips Juvenile Justice Center School (JJC). [...]

Students speak: success stories from the ‘best year yet’ of Money Coach

Students speak: success stories from the ‘best year yet’ of Money Coach There was no question that 2017 was the “best year yet” for these four Money Coach students. Elliyah, Dunte, Dayana and Robert took [...]

Educator Appreciation Month: a reflection on your impact on teen financial education

Educator Appreciation Month: a reflection on your impact on teen financial education As a former educator, I get it. You work hard to give your students the best. Your work day often doesn't stop at [...]

Educator’s Speak: Q&A with LeeAnn Wellenstein at Port Washington High School

Educator's Speak: Q&A with LeeAnn Wellenstein at Port Washington High School LeeAnn Wellenstein at Port Washington High School has partnered with our programs and volunteers nearly a dozen times over the past two school years. [...]

“Blessed” for financial coaching: Money Coach alum and education partner share program impact

“Blessed” for financial coaching: Money Coach alum and education partner share program impact Admittedly, Divyne, 17, was a “horrible saver.” Divyne said her Money Coach lessons and mentors at PEARLS for Teen Girls gave her [...]

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