Students speak: success stories from the ‘best year yet’ of Money Coach There was no question that 2017 was the “best year yet” for these four Money Coach students. Elliyah, Dunte, Dayana and Robert took [...]
The outcomes from a single line of text by Brenda Campbell, President and CEO, SecureFutures There are twice as many words on the U.S. dollar bill than there are in the entire Wisconsin financial literacy [...]
SecureFutures, which has been teaching the basics of money management to teens since 2006, is a model for the type of financial education that is now mandated in Wisconsin. The bill, signed into law last [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Teaming up to empower a school Shaleah was skeptical. A junior at James Madison Academic Campus (JMAC), Shaleah wasn’t so sure that banks were able to protect customers’ money from something like a robbery or [...]
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 [...]
You probably have a rainy day fund. But do you also have a snowy day fund, a sleet night fund and a foggy morning fund? If not, you may want to talk with 20-year old [...]
Financial literacy is a living breathing thing, especially to the teenagers at two fantastic Wisconsin high schools, James Madison and Shorewood. Last week, I was a fly on the wall at these schools for lessons [...]
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