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Achieving the Dream Financial Literacy Program. Los Angeles Harbor College. Financial Literacy Program Logo. Designed and Created by Eric Romero Apple – Represents knowledge about financial situation Wings –Inspired by ATD Logo Colors Green for money Gold for success. About Our Campus.
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Achieving the Dream Financial Literacy Program Los Angeles Harbor College
Financial Literacy Program Logo • Designed and Created by Eric Romero • Apple – Represents knowledge about financial situation • Wings –Inspired by ATD Logo • Colors • Green for money • Gold for success
About Our Campus • Approximately 9000-10,000 students • Foster Youth: 50-60 • Veterans: 80-100 • Demographic Breakdown: • Hispanic: 52.3% • White: 16.9% • African-American: 15.5% • Asian/Asian-American: 13.6% • Other/Unknown: 1.7% • 1 of 7 Los Angeles Community College District Schools • First school to receive YouthSource Grant
Current Projects • Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service • January 30th, 2013 • Foster Youth Getting Priority • Mid March • Workshops on: • Debt Reduction • Loans • Life Insurance
Outreach Efforts • Working with on campus departments • First Year Experience • Life Skills Center • Cultural Equity & Awareness Intervention • Counseling Department • Financial Aid Department • Los Angeles Harbor Youth Source Center • Being a component of job readiness • USC United Friends of the Children • Presented to high school foster youth
Program Development Opportunities • Financial Coaching Training • 5-day intensive training • On Course Workshop • 3-day staff development • Foster Youth Success Initiative Conference • Sacramento, CA – 2 day • Southern California Higher Ed. Foster Youth Consortium • Fall and Spring participation • California State University, San Marcos • Working Scholarship program info. Session • Cerritos Community College LINC
Where We Began: July 2012 • Hired and began Financial Coaching Training
Where We Began: July 2012 • Program Development: • Application • Pre-Test • Interaction sheet • Publicity documents
Last Semester: Fall 2012 • Created local resource list including: • Housing, utilities discounts, clinics, food banks, bus passes, etc. • Presented first group orientation • September 5th and September 6th • 7 participants, 6 foster youth • Chaffee Grant Informational Workshop • September 19th • 12 participants, 8 foster youth • Chaffee Grant Recipient Workshop • October 15th • 9 participants, 9 foster
Last Semester: Fall 2012 • 3-Day Workshop: “Where’s My Money?” • Worked with Life Skills Center on campus • ~40 students, 15 Foster • Worked with Jean Pann, MSW
Last Semester: Fall 2012 • Laptop Scholarship Workshop • Cultural Equity & Awareness Intervention • Once a month meetings • Program for MLK Jr. Service Day • Program Modification • Curriculum development • Online intake • Define program objectives
Fall 2012 Evaluation • Current student participants in our program • Total: 25 • Foster Youth-21 • Network with Financial Aid Foster Youth Liaison Maria Chavez • Veterans- 1 • Other-3 • Overall, good feeling but want to reach out to veterans more • Meet with Veterans Center to get more access
Current Situation: Spring 2013 • New online documents • New presentation evaluation • New Application • New Student Assessment • New modifications on website • Completed MLK Jr. Day of Service Event • 60 student participants • 2 hour presentation on Financial Literacy • New intake form for optimal data collection
Future Plans: Spring 2013 • Foster Youth Getting Priority • CashCource.com Scholarship Awarded to FLP • Coalition with other on-campus resources
Future Plans: Spring 2013 • Current student participants in our program • Total: 15 • 6 new Foster Youth • 9 returning • 1 Veterans • 8 Foster Youth • OPEN to NON VET and FOSTER YOUTH students • Desired Goals: Be able to reach out to Veteran Population and supply services however we can
Contact Us • Hours of Operation: • Contact Info: • Armando Villalpando: villapa@lahc.edu • Eric Romero: romeroea@lahc.edu • Main Office Phone Number: 310-233-4046