Subsidized adult life-skills and financial classes
Offer subsidized classes on financial literacy, first-time home buying and practical skills so families can become financially secure.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Subsidized classes about financial literacy, first time home buying, or practical skills adults need to learn to be successful (paying taxes, fixing the sink, emergency savings accounts, how to contact a government representative, etc)
Who it helps and why
Knowledge is power, and most families don’t know where to start to become financially secure and contributing members of society. With workshops/ classes like this, centered around practical skills, people can learn how to save what limited incomes they may have so that they can still live full lives.
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- August 12, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Education, Youth & Families
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
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