Financial Literacy is key to building self-supportive adults - I have been a non-profit manager for almost 20 years and I've answered HELPLINE calls for years. Each of these calls for the most part had the same underlying theme: Callers couldn't afford rent, utilities, food, gas, prescriptions, etc. To me the underlying cause is lack of education, namely lack of financial literacy and basic budgeting education. That's why I support Junior Achievement of Brazoria County, https://www.juniorachievement.org/web/ja-brazoriacounty/home with my donations of time, money and auction items.
Neutering pets doesn’t help our children or their future, giving out a bag of groceries to the same families each week doesn’t change the need or keep them from going hungry next month. Helping with disaster relief is honorable and worthy, but families who have savings and live within their means are much more likely to bounce back after disaster strikes. Teaching youth to stay in school and manage their money helps them more than any than any hand-out we could ever give.
Financial education needs to start early. Like reading and math, financial education should become part of the core curriculum in our schools. Teaching our kids to be financially savvy is a gift – one that will keep on giving throughout the course of their lives.
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Junior Achievement is the world’s largest and fastest-growing organization dedicated to educating young people about business, economics, financial literacy and free enterprise. Through age-appropriate curricula, JA programs begin at the elementary school level, teaching children how they can impact the world around them as individuals, workers and consumers. Recognizing a want vs a need. JA programs continue through the middle and high school grades, preparing students for additional key personal finance, economic, and workforce issues they will face in the future while encouraging them to stay in school. Today JA Brazoria County reaches over 6,000 students across the County. Over 400 business employees, community leaders, students, and other individuals volunteer for JA each year across the County.