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 [...]

Our community’s financial literacy leaders for 2016-17

Our community’s financial literacy leaders for 2016-2017 We appreciate every single one of our volunteers. It's not hyperbole: you are the lifeblood of our organization, the ones who make the impact happen in classrooms, for [...]

Q&A: Kathy Weinberg-Kinsey reflects on the unique impact of ‘fantastic volunteers’

Q&A: Kathy Weinberg-Kinsey reflects on the unique impact of ‘fantastic volunteers’ Kathy Weinberg-Kinsey has been our Volunteer Manager since 2011. For our hundreds of volunteers, Kathy is usually the primary person they connect on anything [...]

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After a ‘clueless’ start, a college student evaluates her financial future

After a ‘clueless’ start, a college student evaluates her financial future by Paola Canting, Marketing Intern, Make A Difference - Wisconsin May 30, 2014 — The day I graduated from high school in Puerto Rico. [...]

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