Topic: Financial Literacy
Target Population: Adolescents
Sector: Community-Based
This program is for youth who are 13 to 18 years old.
Money Matters: Make it Count℠ is a community-based program that utilizes interactive activities and exercises to help participants learn basic money management skills that can lead to financial independence. This program is funded by the Charles Schwab Foundation and delivered through the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA).
No peer-reviewed publications evaluating the effectiveness of this program were located.
This program consists of the following components:
Since the program was first implemented in 2004, it has reached more than 1 million youth in BGCA. The Ambassador program has awarded more than 185 college scholarships to youth, and these awards total more than $600,000.
This program is facilitated by BGCA volunteers, and no training is required for implementation.
Considerations for implementing this program include recruiting volunteer facilitators, obtaining participant buy-in, finding time and space to implement the program, and ensuring participants have the technological devices and internet access to use the digital components of the program.
The Clearinghouse can help address these considerations. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
If you are interested in implementing Money Matters: Make it Count, the Clearinghouse is interested in helping you! Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
The curriculum includes 25 sessions, and time to implement other components of the program will vary.
Information on implementation costs was not located. Please use details in the Contact section to learn more.
To move Money Matters: Make it Count to the Promising category on the Clearinghouse Continuum of Evidence, at least one evaluation should be performed demonstrating positive effects lasting at least one year from the beginning of the program or at least six months from program completion.
The Clearinghouse can help you develop an evaluation plan to ensure the program components are meeting your goals. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
Contact the Clearinghouse with any questions regarding this program.
Phone: 1-877-382-9185 Email: Clearinghouse@psu.edu
You may also contact BGCA National Headquarters by mail 1275 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30309-3506, phone 1-404-487-5700, or visit https://www.bgca.org/about-us/contact-us
