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The Millennial Report: Financial Literacy Education
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In 2014, the Charter School Development Corporation and Building Hope sponsored a three month pre-post research study, The Financial Empowerment of Urban Youth, to validate WealthyLife’s efficacy at Friendship Collegiate, WMST, and Options Public Charter High Schools in DC. The study found that student’s financial literacy rates rose by 42% over the course of 12 programming sessions with 8 in 10 students being highly satisfied with the program. Most importantly, the study revealed that students felt they were 85% more likely to graduate high school after the WealthyLife program. Results exceeded expectations of all parties involved and gained adoption into a new Dept. of Education policy for Early Childhood Family Engagement. The Financial Empowerment of Urban Youth The National Alliance of Public Charter Schools named The Wealth Factory the top 9 education technology company of 2015.
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In 2015, The Wealth Factory became the official financial literacy tech partner for Bank on DC serving 15,000 youth via the MB Summer Youth Employment Program. WealthyLife’s curriculum was leveraged to train 25 young money manager to support the 15,000 youth. This support helped open 1,300 bank accounts and raise financial literacy rates by 25% after one session of programming. DCPS College and Career Services contacted The Wealth Factory to provide financial literacy for three SE high schools and is currently determining the best way to permanently implement the program in schools.