Educator Spotlight: Carly Weckwerth For Carly Weckwerth, education is more than just a job—it’s a calling. “I didn’t choose this,” she said. “It chose me.” Carly’s first education job was as a tutor, [...]

Partner Spotlight: Northwestern Mutual Employee Resource Groups Throughout SecureFutures' history, Northwestern Mutual has consistently been a source for committed and passionate volunteers, with dozens of NM staff logging hundreds of hours bringing SecureFutures' [...]

Why is it important to think about what we can’t do? by Kristen Ruhl, Program Director Last year, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) released the results of its latest study on nationwide [...]

What if understanding the system isn't enough? by Brenda Campbell, SecureFutures President and CEO As we head into the second semester of this unusual school year, the SecureFutures team continues to put energy [...]

What do we value? For the last several months, as part of the implementation of our strategic plan, the SecureFutures team has spent time asking some important questions: why do we do the work [...]

Partner Spotlight: Literacy Lab and Leading Men Fellowship SecureFutures is excited about another new partnership with a community-based organization changing lives in southeastern Wisconsin. Literacy Lab was founded in 2009 in Washington D.C. [...]

With SecureFutures, Nathalia is breaking down barriers GIVE TODAY It’s a challenging year to be a college student, but Nathalia hasn’t let it slow her down. She’s taking 16 credits as a [...]

Partner Spotlight: Milwaukee Academy of Science The Milwaukee Academy of Science has been charting new educational territory since its founding in 2000. Created to close the opportunity gap for minority students in the [...]

Continuing the conversation on racial equity by Brenda Campbell, President and CEO In January 2020, program director Kristen Ruhl shared her thoughts about how SecureFutures could strengthen our commitment to racial equity, justice [...]

Students Speak: 2019-2020 School Year Here's what the students who participated in our 2019-2020 programs had to say.   I liked the feeling of being responsible and becoming independent by creating a budget [...]