Madison Juniors Start the Day with Money on Their Minds

Madison Juniors Start the Day with Money on Their Minds Every junior at one Madison high school had the chance to raise their financial I.Q. from a new, widespread partnership. La Follette High School on [...]

Feature Volunteer: Joyce Stoner Meets Teens Where They’re At

Feature Volunteer: Joyce Stoner Meets Teens Where They’re At Kong understood the need for a budget. Pulling it off was trickier. That’s where the Milwaukee teenager’s money mentor, Joyce Stoner, stepped in. Stoner, a volunteer [...]

Money Coach alum Taleavia presents … “Make Money Yours”

Money Coach alum Taleavia presents ... "Make Money Yours" You may have already read about Taleavia's story of financial empowerment. Now, in the spirit of #GivingTuesday, we're sharing the fun and inspiring spoken word piece [...]

10 years from now … Taleavia shares her dreams

10 years from now ... Taleavia shares her dreams You may have already read about Taleavia's story of financial empowerment and "living her dreams". But what are some of those dreams? A few months ago, [...]

A Letter from Taleavia: Your Support of Financial Freedom

A Letter from Taleavia: Your Support of Financial Freedom I’m Taleavia. You may know me as a poet, a Bucks fan or as one of the 7,253 teens that Make A Difference empowered last year. [...]

Study: The Long-Range Impact of Financial Coaching

Study: The Long-Range Impact of Financial Coaching by Brenda Campbell, President and CEO, Make A Difference – Wisconsin How do you know teens are putting what they learned to use in the real world? For [...]

Feature Volunteer: Bernie Fiedler Goes from ‘Country Boy’ to Seasoned Classroom Leader

Feature Volunteer: Bernie Fiedler Goes from ‘Country Boy’ to Seasoned Classroom Leader In front of a diverse classroom of street smart kids in Franklin, self-professed “country boy” Bernie Fielder felt like “fresh meat.” He was [...]

Beloit Banks on a New Financial Course

Beloit Banks on a New Financial Course When it comes to teaching teens financial skills, Beloit has a huge interest rate. Last year marked the start of our financial fundamentals program, Money Sense, in Beloit. [...]

Feature Volunteer: Barb McNulty’s Infectious Lessons Continually Invite Student Learning

On a sunny, 70-degree afternoon in July, a handful of just-graduated high school seniors met voluntarily in a class at Racine’s Prairie School to talk about credit with Barb McNulty. Going into a school during [...]

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