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Financial Literacy for Youth

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In which borough should your idea take place? Brooklyn

Do you have a specific neighborhood(s) in mind?

Bed stuy, Brownsville, Flatbush, Canarsie, East NY

Which audience(s) does your idea help? Select as many as apply.

Youth

Parents

Justice impacted individuals

Limited English proficient individuals

Veterans

Low income individuals

Black, Indigenous, and POC

Older adults

Unemployed individuals

LGBTQ+ community

Immigrants and/or migrants

Public housing residents

People with disabilities

Other

Describe the challenge you want to address:

Lack of financial and economic information and implementation of the principles of investing

Describe your idea and approach to address the challenge:

A program offering classes and workshops ( beginner and advanced levels) financial literacy with incentives to attend and participate. Like seed money to match and to invest ($50) for participants and a marketing budget. Include food at these workshops.

Write the zipcode that best represents your New York City community:

11221

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