High school senior Taleavia Cole told a few hundred people about her financial relationship in a clever spoken word piece entitled “Make Money Yours.” Taleavia is a participant in our Money Coach program through PEARLS [...]
It may not surprise you that a teenager would pick Facebook as a valuable company. But what if the teen had made the choice based on their own SWOT analysis of Facebook and presentation on [...]
Teamwork makes the financial literacy dream work. Hundreds of teenagers, educators and volunteers took the stage Thursday to celebrate the team spirit behind the Money Coach financial literacy program. The only financial mentorship program of [...]
by Brenda Campbell, President and CEO, Make A Difference - Wisconsin Financial literacy is definitely a form of intelligence that travels. Lately, on both a personal and national level, the pace of interest on financial [...]
With money coming in and a future to think about, Adrianna knew she had to save money somewhere. The next step for the Bay View High School junior is maybe the most important, and often [...]
by Brenda Campbell, President & CEO, Make A Difference - Wisconsin This school year, I've been struck by the stories good and bad relating to young adults and liquid asset poverty. Liquid asset poverty is [...]
Lauren, a senior at Messmer High School, said she once used a check cashing store in a pinch. She needed to cash her check after-hours, but, after forking over $6 just to get her own [...]
As teens in our Money Coach program found out last month, they have a big-shot teammate in financial literacy with Milwaukee Bucks guard Jerryd Bayless. Now it’s our turn to support “money smart all-star” Bayless [...]
We spend our lives learning, failing and trying again when it comes to money. Most of us are able to get to a place where we can make it work. There are different advantages, various [...]
An exuberant smile from a first paycheck. A resilient stare as normalcy at home comes unraveled. Our financial literacy volunteers face teenagers at every step of their maturation, including first jobs and difficult family situations. [...]
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