Financial Literacy Training

The FAST Financial Literacy Training Workshops are designed to help Head Start parents increase their knowledge of financial literacy strategies and improve their ability to communicate with their children about financial issues. Workshops are conducted at partner Head Start sites and provide parents access to strategies that will help them cope with economic changes. In the workshops, parents learn simple budgeting; smart uses of checking accounts; ways to be an informed consumer; strategies to handle credit problems, etc.. The curriculum, All My Money, includes eight financial literacy lessons and is available in both English and Spanish. Overall, The FAST Financial Literacy Workshops play an important role in providing families with the tools they need to achieve their financial goals.

Financial Literacy Lessons:
    * Making Spending Choices
    * Envelope Budgeting
    * Planning Your Spending
    * Understanding Credit
    * Handling Credit Problems
    * Building Consumer Skills
    * Taking Consumer Action
    * Checks and Checking Accounts

Check out the Center for Literacy's new booklet Chicago Families: Meeting the Challenges of Today's Economy (English | Español). Published in partnership with the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services, this booklet is an essential resource for parents struggling with how to communicate with their children about important financial issues.

Contact Info:
Jennifer Jones
Family Start Learning Centers (FAST)
1640 West Roosevelt, Room 646
Chicago, IL 60608 
Tel: (312) 996-4033
Fax: (312)-996-9102