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HSFPP 2007 Financial Literacy for a New Generation. Okarsamaa Brooks-White Finance Educator 301-868-9366 Prince George’s & Charles Counties University of Maryland Cooperative Extension obwhite@umd.edu. Megan O’Neil-Haight Finance Educator 410-632-1972
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HSFPP2007 Financial Literacy for a New Generation
Okarsamaa Brooks-White Finance Educator 301-868-9366 Prince George’s & Charles Counties University of Maryland Cooperative Extension obwhite@umd.edu Megan O’Neil-Haight Finance Educator 410-632-1972 Worcester, Wicomico & Somerset Counties University of Maryland Cooperative Extension oneil@umd.edu
What is NEFE? • The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) foundation dedicated to helping all Americans acquire the information and gain the skills necessary to take control of their personal finances.
Program Background • The program is strictly noncommercial in content and all materials have always been provided in bulk at no cost. • 5th Edition 2007 • United States Department of Agriculture – Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) and participating Land-Grant University Cooperative extension Services • Credit Union National Association (CUNA) • America’s Credit UnionsTM • Junior Achievement (JA)
Where Is It Taught? • Generally taught by public and private school teachers in grades 11 -12 classroom settings • Unique environments including: Native American reservations, 4-H clubs, Technical schools, Juvenile detention centers, Boys and girls clubs, Inner-city community education programs, Summer youth camps, Adult education centers, Churches, Military installations
HSFPP2007 Tested in Classrooms Many Teaching Opportunities for Outside Financial Professionals Continuous Learning Powerful NEW Web Presence Program promotion materials at your fingertips
HSFPP2007 Step-by-step learning introduced in bite-sized portions
Continuous Learning for Students HSFPP STUDENT’S WEB SITE From the Home In the Classroom From the Internet From the Book
Continuous Learning for Teachers HSFPP TEACHER’S WEB SITE From NEFE From HSFPP Nat’l Network HSFPP Teacher’s Portal Instructor Manual Student Guide
Continuous Learning for Parents HSFPP PARENT’S WEB SITE From NEFE From the Classroom From the HSFPP From the Book
HSFPP2007 Clearly Defined Objectives Attractively Illustrated Written With Teens in Mind Real World Learning Unit One Your Financial Plan: Where it All Begins
HSFPP2007 Unit Two Budgeting: Making the Most of Your Money
HSFPP2007 Unit Three Investing: Making Money Work for You
HSFPP2007 Unit Four Good Debt, Bad Debt: Using Credit Wisely
HSFPP2007 Unit Five Your Money: Keeping it Safe and Secure
HSFPP2007 Unit Six Insurance: Protecting What You Have
HSFPP2007 Unit Seven Your Career: Doing What Matters Most
Instructor Manual Student Guide HSFPP2007 Presentation Visuals Data Disk Web Sites / Web Tools / Web Games Online Training
To Order Materials: • Lanell Daniel-Knight, Project Assistant NEFE High School Financial Planning Program National Endowment for Financial Education5299 DTC Boulevard, Suite 1300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 224-3511 (telephone) (303) 220-0838 (fax) ldk@nefe.org
Questions About the Program? • John Parfrey, Director NEFE High School Financial Planning Program National Endowment for Financial Education 5299 DTC Boulevard, Suite 1300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 224-3516 (telephone) jp@nefe.org
HSFPP2007 Financial Literacy for a New Generation