SecureFutures (Teen Financial Literacy Education, Tools, and Mentoring)

Happy December! ❄️ As the fall semester winds down, we’re getting ready for the next round of Money Coach in the spring semester in Milwaukee and Racine. It takes just 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 to help teens build financial confidence and real-world money skills. 𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐘𝐎𝐔! 👉 Learn more on our website: https://lnkd.in/gXxSdxf7 👉 Complete the interest form: 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐞: https://lnkd.in/gtU4Dtdv 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞: https://lnkd.in/gWEqtdrR 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞?

🚀 It’s National Career Development Month, and teens deserve the right tools to plan for their future. Money Path helps teens test different paths, create budgets, and see how the choices they make today shape their future. Check out our latest blog to see how Money Path can turn dreams into decisions! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gWaewgH4

📣 87% 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲. According to the 2025 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 report, most teens leave school without the tools they need to navigate real-world finances. We don’t want that for teens in our community. Angela, a senior at South Division High School, is determined to break that cycle. She joined our Money Coach program to learn how to budget, save, and build a future not just for herself, but for her mom, who’s always been her rock. Your support gives Angela and hundreds of teens like her the chance to thrive. 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐚’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eGUfTJiN

At our recent Your Two Cents event, Money Coach alumni shared how the “Money Coach mindset” is still shaping their lives years later, from buying first cars and homes, to building credit, to passing financial confidence on to younger siblings. Now we’re looking for volunteers to help the next group of teens in the Milwaukee area build that same confidence this spring! Read about the kind of impact you can make in a teen's life. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g_dhHHyb ➡️ New volunteers: Contact Stephaine Crosley at [email protected] ➡️ Returning volunteers: Contact Sebastian Forbush at [email protected]

“𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞?” That’s the question Eric Bernal asks anyone considering becoming a Money Coach. He and his sister, Selina Garcia, both employees of Johnson Financial Group, are volunteering at St. Catherine’s High School in Racine, helping teens build confidence and real-world money skills. 📍 They grew up in Racine. ❤️ And now they’re giving back to the community that helped shape them. For Selina, volunteering is personal. “Becoming a Money Coach is my way of helping young people feel confident about money early on.” You don’t need to be a financial expert, just someone who cares and wants to make a difference. 📖 Read their story and see the impact firsthand: https://lnkd.in/dnefjpCB 👉 Ready to make an impact in Racine? ➡️ New volunteers: Contact Stephaine Crosley at [email protected] ➡️ Returning volunteers: Contact Sebastian Forbush at [email protected]

November is National Career Development Month, the perfect time to help the teen in your life feel confident and ready to shine in their next interview! 💼✨ From first impressions to follow-ups, we’ve rounded up 13 practical tips to help teens prepare, practice, and stand out. 👉 Read the full blog: https://lnkd.in/g3kB53AT