Combining Peer-Mentorship & Financial Education to Expand
Moneythink is a White-House-recognized 501(c)3 non-profit organization providing financial education and peer-mentorship to urban 11th- and 12th- graders in the United States. Its unique model uses customized curricula and college volunteers to make financial decision-making and career planning practical, relevant, and fun for urban high school students entering the real world. The organization leverages the resources on college campuses to train college students as mentors for local youth, placing these college students into local high school classrooms. Founded by University of Chicago students in 2009 as a small student club, Moneythink has expanded to become a national movement, with chapters at 18 colleges and universities across the nation. Co%bining peer'mentorship & financial education to e)pand econo%ic opportunity for urban youth By June 2012, with under 15,000, operated entirely by student volunteers, "oneythin# had$ Reached more than 3,000 urban high Built a partner network in 14 cities, at 17 school students university chapters, with 32 high schools, and with organizations such as Teach for Launched six student companies America, Junior Achievement, & The Measured 2x improvement in students’ Kauffman Foundation financial knowledge and confidence Been featured in Forbes, CBS, MSN, Reached more than 2 million people in Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, less than six days through White House The Chronicle of Higher Education, social media campaign NPR, CNN, GOOD Magazine, the White House blog, The Bleacher Developed two 10-week
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