Cedar Hill Money Talks

Project Theme: Financial Literacy

Target Audience and Location: African American students at Cedar Hill High School in Cedar Hill, TX.

Vision: Generating an equipped and capable community confidently managing their finances.

Mission: To engage teens in fun, interactive workshops and an annual festival so they build real-world financial literacy skills.

Project Description: Scholar Chandler Vernon and educator Scholar Mike Clear always knew that they wanted to address teen financial literacy for their project, they just weren’t sure how. As they dove into their community engagement efforts, they learned from students that they were really interested in learning something practical that would prepare them for their future.

They teamed up with two financial institutions, a local bank and credit union, and are planning to host a series of financial literacy workshops for a smaller group of students as well as a larger one-day fair for the wider school community. Workshop content will include learning about credit, budgeting, saving and building wealth so students preparing for college and the workforce can build smart financial skills now that will positively impact them well into the future.