Securing Financial Stability

Debt, mortgage foreclosures, and bankruptcies continue to rise, in our country, state, and county. According to the Office of Unemployment and Training (March 2011), Kentucky has an unemployment rate of 10.2% and Cumberland County has a rate of 12.6%. In an effort to educate youth about money management and improve their employability skills, the Family and Consumer Sciences agent presented the program Money Matters. Twenty-three 6th grade students were taught six consecutive lessons to build the skills of consumerism, entrepreneurship, currency/resources, savings, and the value of money. Students participated in team building activities, and role-playing activities to learn and incorporate appropriate business dress/behavior and employability skills. 90% of participants reported learning a new employability skill.

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