Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Presented to President & CEO Roxanne Spillett
Nominated by Charles Schwab Foundation
Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), in partnership with Charles Schwab Foundation, has created a financial literacy program just for teens, primarily from underserved communities, entitled Money Matters: Make It Count. This initiative combines Schwab’s financial resources with BCGA’s expertise in youth advancement, resulting in the collaborative development of a teen guide, a facilitator’s guide, an interactive Web site, a scholarship and awards program, and an employee volunteer program. Money Matters teaches teens essential lessons about spending wisely, banking basics, credit, saving, investing, paying for college, and entrepreneurship, and has already reached nearly 180,000 Club teens throughout the U.S. Charles Schwab Foundation has awarded $260,000 in college scholarships to 127 Boys & Girls Club teens who demonstrated exceptional abilities in their newly acquired knowledge of personal finance.
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