Co-Chair, Jarred R. Berman, CPA, CVA, CFE, CFIP
Co-Chair, Nannette Watts, CPA/ABV/CFF
Treasurer & Secretary, Liz Oberg, CPA, CFE
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Financial Literacy Committee is to reach out to children in order to guide them on their journey toward financial literacy and fiscal responsibility. We will expose them to engaging and instructional materials that will help them understand money and finances at an age-appropriate level.
Near-term Goals:
- Create live events such as financial literacy fairs
- Develop and organize relevant online resources to help members promote financial literacy for their client's and other's children
Upcoming Events:
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Past Events:
Financial Literacy Workshop - January 23, 2015 from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. for the
Boy Scouts of Seaford Harbor, NY Pack Night
Financial Literacy Workshop - November 14, 2014 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. for the Boy Scouts of Seaford, NY Pack Night
Financial Literacy Fair - May 3, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 152 Center Lane, Levittown, NY
Financial Literacy Workshop - April 2015 details TBD
Financial Literacy Workshop - June 2015 for the Gold Coast Public Library details TBD
The Ellen Gordon 5K Walk/Run - June 2015
Financial Literacy Workshop - for the Boy Scouts November 2015
Relevant Resource Links:*
All Ages
- 10 Fun Ways to Boost Your Financial Fitness
- Here’s a list of 10 apps that will help you take charge of your money.
- Here are four ways you can use your phone to help your personal finances.
- Mint.com from Intuit for easy, free and secure money management tools for home and on your mobile devices.
- Money Essentials, by CNN, providing financial education for kids. Parent's guide to kids and money. Helps put your children on the road to handling money responsibly.
- MakingCents, is a program from Smart investing@your library®, supported by the American Library Association and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. It offers a broad number of resources links to assist anyone seeking to understand smart investing practices and to make the most of their money.
- Top 10 Ways to Prepare for Retirement, from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration
- EconEdLink - A leading source of online economic & personal finance lessons & resources for educators, students and afterschool providers
- Better Money Habits - A series of very brief and costless online videos across and array of financial topics created from a partnership between the Khan Academy and Bank of America.
- One Savvy Dollar - Guidance to help young adults to make informed decisions regarding their borrowing and personal finance.
- 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy - guidance for each stage in a person life from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- National Standards for K 12 - voluntary national standards for k – 12 Financial Literacy Education put out by the Jump$tart Coalition
- FDIC's Money Smart - Virtual reality series of 8 learning modules targeting 12 to 20 year olds distributed via CD-ROM or print versions, available in 9 languages, shipped free from this site. This is also available as computer-based instruction online in English and Spanish.
Pre-teen through Teen
- Kids.gov for teens provides a safe and fun selection of games, videos and other materials to learn about employment, money, credit and savings.
- Junior Achievement - Foster work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills, and uses experiential learning to inspire students to dream big and reach their potential.
- VISA'S Financial Football - A fast-paced, NFL-themed video game developed by Visa, tests your money management skills by answering financial questions that allow you to move down the field and score touchdowns.
- Gen I Revolution - Provides online video games, promoting personal finance skills, for middle and high school students.
Young Children
- Eleven great online, video, or board games that incorporate basic financial topics and help children develop financial skills while having fun.
- Kids.gov is a safe and fun selection of games, videos and other child friendly materials to learn about money, credit and savings.
- U.S. Mints H.I.P. Pocket Change - Games, Activities & Teaching Resources to examine the "History In your Pocket" (H.I.P.)!
- Centsables - Cartoon heroes based stories and games, payable on the internet, to teach financial literacy to young children. This site is available in English and Spanish.
- Secret Millionaires Club - 26 short animated webisodes featuring Warren Buffett as a mentor to a group of entrepreneurial kids whose adventures lead them to encounter and solve financial and business problems. The series teaches the basic components of making sound financial decisions and starting a business.
*We do not take ownership, nor are we responsible for, the content found on the websites being linked to, and we do not endorse any product/service found on these sites not owned by the NYSSCPA or its affiliates.