Educator’s speak: Michael Kania of Nicolet High School on credit, awareness and fresh perspectives

Educator’s speak: Michael Kania of Nicolet High School on credit, awareness and fresh perspectives Michael Kania is an educator in the business and technology department at Nicolet High School, in Glendale, just north of Milwaukee. [...]

New experiences for volunteer and students alike at El Puente

New experiences for volunteer and students alike at El Puente Something special always happens when volunteers venture into schools and communities new to them. That’s because students like Jasmin at El Puente High School always [...]

On the table at JMAC: teens share their perspective on the direction of our community

On the table at JMAC: teens share their perspective on the direction of our community by Brenda Campbell, President and CEO, SecureFutures I heard glimmers of hope for our city yesterday. I also realized there [...]

The start of sharp financial choices at Dominican and Carmen South

The start of sharp financial choices at Dominican and Carmen South Just a month into the school year and a host of financial education and mentoring lessons have kicked off across southeastern Wisconsin and Chicago. [...]

BMO proves a reliable partner in teen financial empowerment

2017 Difference Maker organization: BMO proves a reliable partner in teen financial empowerment Across 12 years, name changes and thousands of teens in our community, SecureFutures and BMO remain invested partners in bettering the lives [...]

Jeff Wozniak carries the impact of teen empowerment everywhere he goes

2017 Difference Maker: Jeff Wozniak carries the impact of teen empowerment everywhere he goes Tucked into the suitcase Jeff Wozniak carries every day is a note from a student at Hmong American Peace Academy. Unprovoked, [...]

New year, new faces and big plans for Money Sense

New year, new faces and big plans for Money Sense New school year, new organization name and new faces – like me! Hi, I’m Rashidah Butler-Jackson, the Money Sense program manager for SecureFutures. Many educators [...]

Teens light up with money questions in Milwaukee summer employment program

Teens light up with money questions in Milwaukee summer employment program Milwaukee’s next wave of carpenters and electricians spent a few summer mornings building a foundation of good financial behaviors. Seventeen Milwaukee teens opened up [...]

Behaviors – not literacy – bring true change with personal finance

Behaviors – not literacy – bring true change with personal finance by Brenda Campbell, president and CEO, Make A Difference – Wisconsin Financial literacy is the easy part. Behavioral change is what matters most. That’s [...]

Feature volunteer: Armen Hadjinian seeks out students where personal finance is “so real”

Feature volunteer: Armen Hadjinian seeks out students where personal finance is “so real” Armen Hadjinian leads financial lessons for the whole family. Since 2011, Armen has been a Money Sense volunteer at Shared Journeys, a [...]

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