Brown Deer seniors gain “power,” for today’s bank accounts and tomorrow’s aspirations

Brown Deer seniors gain “power,” for today’s bank accounts and tomorrow’s aspirations To Dominique, learning good financial behaviors is all about “power.” As a senior at Brown Deer High School, Dominique is getting multiple opportunities [...]

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 [...]

Money talks: Students share the power of financial mentoring

Money talks: Students share the power of financial mentoring We recently celebrated our fourth successful year of Money Coach, the one-of-a-kind financial mentoring program as schools and community sites in Milwaukee and Waukesha. At a [...]

Divyne & Kara: the one-on-one connections at the center of Money Coach

Divyne & Kara: the one-on-one connections at the center of Money Coach Divyne, 17, knows she has the tools to make her dreams of becoming a high-profile accountant a reality. That's because she has support [...]

Students speak: Money Coach teens share ‘healthy habits’ they’ll take into adulthood

Students speak: Money Coach teens share ‘healthy habits’ they’ll take into adulthood Money Coach students recently shared stories of financial freedom with a select group of local business leaders in a program we call “Your [...]

Money Coach Teens Invest Financial Skills Back into Their Families

Money Coach Teens Invest Financial Skills Back into Their Families Students with a financial mentor don’t just improve their lives – they invest those skills back into the needs and futures of their loved ones. [...]

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. [...]

Taking Stock of an Invaluable Student Experience

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 [...]

Every Penny Counts: Money Coach Teens Share Success as a Team

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 [...]

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