Our Journey Together: Youth Financial Literacy Webcast Series
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Financial literacy education is one of the 14 program elements required under WIOA. These short webcasts showcase how local youth workforce development programs deliver financial literacy education.
Curriculum, Services, and Partnerships The More Than Words (MTW) youth organization in South Boston integrates financial literacy education into its jobs training program. MTW offers foster care, court-involved, and out-of-school youth employed at their bookstores with financial literacy workshops, savings accounts, and direct deposit. On this webcast, Financial Literacy Curriculum, Services, and Partnerships on the Ground, learn how this youth employment program partners with two financial institutions in the Boston area to provide youth access to financial products and services.
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- Building Financial Capability in Workforce Programs
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- Financial Literacy Education
The Division of Youth Services’ technical assistance (TA) series, Our Journey Together, provides support to workforce system professionals across the nation operating WIOA youth programs.
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- Resource Publication Date: 2018
- Author(s): Division of Youth Services
- Organizational Author(s): US Department of Labor
- Posted by: Youth Connections TA 1
- Posted in: Youth Connections