Mayor Horrigan’s Youth Leadership Council (MYLC) And Partners Host Free Adult Financial Education Wo
MYLC Awards Two Scholarships And Opens Applications For Teen Financial Literacy Facilitators
Akron, Ohio, September 5, 2019 – Mayor Dan Horrigan is proud to announce that the Mayor’s Youth Leadership Council (MYLC), in partnership with the Akron Financial Empowerment Center and Huntington Bank, will be hosting FREE adult financial education workshops on Tuesday, September 10th and Tuesday, October 22nd from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The workshops will be held at the Akron Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) at 1060 Kenmore Boulevard, Akron, 44314. The FEC, a program of the City of Akron and The United Way, provides financial coaching to individuals—helping them to acquire the skills to budget and save, develop healthy banking relationships and raise their credit score.
“Providing an opportunity for adults to sharpen their financial literacy is important, and empowering parents with healthy financial habits will enable them to instill those lessons in their children,” stated Diversity/Training Manager Myra Snipes, who oversees the MYLC. “Mayor Horrigan and the Mayor’s Youth Leadership Council believe these financial education workshops will help participants obtain stable financial footing and manage their family’s future for years to come.”
In this first series of Huntington Bank’s Money Smart Modules, participants will explore various bank services options and how to manage credit as listed below.
For adults, Huntington offers education on the following topics:
Introduction to bank services
Introduction to credit
How to choose and keep a checking account
How to keep track of your money
The importance of saving
Your rights as a consumer
Building and keeping credit
Credit card knowledge
What to know about loans
Financial recovery
Online registration is available here for those interested in attending.
BECOME A TEEN FINANCIAL LITERACY FACILITATOR!
Applications are currently being accepted for the position of Teen Financial Literacy Facilitator for Akron school students in grades 10, 11, and 12. This is a great opportunity for young people to earn money for college while teaching their peers how to become financially responsible.
What is a Teen Financial Literacy Facilitator?
This is a voluntary, part-time position for high school tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders enrolled in a school located within the City of Akron corporation limits.
A student chosen for this position will facilitate other students using financial literacy lessons/workshops provided by MYLC in conjunction with the U.S. Conference of Mayor's DollarWise financial literacy initiative.
Upon completion of requirements, a $200 deposit will be placed into a savings account for the facilitator. Facilitators can also qualify for a $1,000 college scholarship!
To apply and to get a detailed description of the position along with other requirements, please go to www.MYLCAkron.org and click on the “Teens & Money” tab.
Mayor Horrigan and the Mayor’s Youth Leadership Council would like to congratulate this year’s two workshop scholarship recipients. Ky’Asia Williams is the winner of the Teens and Money Workshop$1,000 Facilitator Scholarship drawing. Ky’Asia, a 2019 graduate of Akron Buchtel High School, qualified for the drawing by successfully facilitating 127 of her peers in lessons focusing on budgeting, credit cards, and student loans. The winner of the Teens and Money Workshop $500 Participant Scholarship drawing is Robert Tranthem. Robert is a sophomore at Firestone High School and qualified for the drawing by completing all three financial literacy lessons offered by MYLC teen facilitators throughout the school year.
MYLC’s teen and adult financial literacy programs are sponsored by the City of Akron, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and Huntington Bank. Additional information about the Teens & Money Workshops and how to become a facilitator can be found at www.MYLCAkron.orgor by contacting the MYLC leadership team:
Myra Snipes, Diversity/Training Manager at (330) 375-2704 or msnipes@akronohio.gov
