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Budget counseling and restart assistance
:
During the Fall 2005 semester, 3 SIFE
students worked weekly as budget counselors
with homeless families in the Hillcrest
Ministries program to help them better
understand the issues that caused them to
lose their homes and correct their spending
habits for future financial management
success. Budget counselors are responsible
for helping residents develop weekly budgets
and holding residents accountable the
following week.
A team of students will also assist program
directors with assessment work. They will
survey program graduates to collect feedback
to enhance program effectiveness and help
measure training success. I am not
overseeing this – Debbie or Kelli do you
know about this project?
TGIF (Teens Giving
Information on Finance):
Students in 5 area high schools were
surveyed about their knowledge of financial
literacy matters. SIFE students have
completed an analysis and compared results
with a national study. The final report will
be used to create a new course on Personal
Finance that all students will be required
to take as a condition of graduation from
high school starting in the Fall of 2006.
Financial
LiteracyTraining – College Students:
SIFE students will conduct three weekly
training seminars for students on our campus
during the month of February 2006. SIFE
students will develop and teach sessions
about credit management and budgeting. A
professional speaker will teach the third
session about saving and investing. SIFE
students are working on the project in
conjunction with the Office of Student
Affairs and local banking professionals.
Financial Literacy
Training – Elementary Students:
SIFE students will develop and teach four
weekly sessions focusing on financial
literacy with a Christian worldview during
the Spring 2006 semester. The month-long
training will be delivered to a local
church. Hillcrest residents will be
encouraged to attend and transportation will
be provided if needed. Weekly topics
include: allowances and spending plans,
money responsibility, saving and investing,
and comparison shopping.
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