Operation Hope - Banking On Our Future
Cause Area
- Children & Youth
- Education & Literacy
Location
671 N. Glebe Road8th FloorArlington, VA 22203 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
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Description
How Can You Help Eradicate Poverty? Become a Banking on Our Future volunteer and teach the basics of money management to kids in 4th - 12th grade.
Volunteers go out to classrooms 1 hour a week for 4 weeks to teach the basics of saving, budgeting, banking, credit and investments. Getting started with the Banking on Our Future program is easy, just call 703.236.8864 or visit www.operationhope.org
The mission of the Banking on Our Future (BOOF) program is to execute a nationwide delivery system for financial literacy education for youth ages 9-18 at no cost to school districts, with a focus on urban, under-served communities. The program consists of four modules:
1. Basics of Banking;
2. Checking & Savings Accounts;
3. ThPower of Credit; and
4. Basic Investments taught by trained volunteer HOPE Corp members.