On April 27, @PocketsChange will be hosting “Hip Hop FinFe$t,” a virtual concert that uses music and song to bring communities together to change the “common sense” around money. Click the link below to learn more! https://t.co/X5WY7CCZd4
Curious to know what your money personality is? @PocketsChange has a quiz that will tell you all about this! Click the link below to take it. https://t.co/s2nHvwl7fm
We got a $1k grand prize, a pocket studio full of a/v equipment from @Sony for finalists & more for high school & jr high students that write and record a song about personal finance. Get knowledge, rules and beats at https://t.co/vocMppngSX
Thank you @CaliforniaDFPI! Pockets Change is incredibly excited to work together in building financial resilience across our communities. With CalMoney Smart’s support, we are providing immersive Hip Hop & Finance programming for students, families, and educators.
We're pleased to announce the award of nearly $2 mil in CalMoneySmart grants to nonprofit orgs throughout #California. Funding helps create financial coaching programs, education curricula, and other services to expand access for unbanked households.
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A10: Join us for Hip Hop FinFest vol.2 Student song competition and live streaming concert to unpack money myths and find ways to make change. @PocketsChange Learn more: https://t.co/uISF7jftBF #CreditChat
A8: Embrace your inner kindergartner and ask, "Why?" Get curious about your relationship with money, the financial systems impacting your life, and what changes you want to see in your life and community. #CreditChat
Find us in the Jump$tart Clearinghouse! (https://t.co/pvl0CF4cfj) There is an amazing ecosystem of financial education organizations innovating right now to move the field forward. @NatlJumpStart #CreditChat
A5: Money is emotional and resources are limited. In classrooms, our educators and students are actively innovating out of necessity. We embrace collaboration to make change happen. We never want money to be the reason we’re not talking and teaching about money. #CreditChat
A4: We envision a world where financial education is as prevalent as reading programs and our shared money stories shift narratives that have held back our communities for generations. #StudentVoices Why Talk About Money Word Cloud #CreditChat
A3: By starting money conversations, where we break down barriers and let each other know that money is a tool and a process—you’re not wrong, you’re not bad at money, and you’re not alone. Our programs are community cyphers where everyone is a learner and a leader. #CreditChat
@Experian A2: Making change starts with talking about money together and increasing access to financial education. In classrooms and communities across the country, we’re unpacking money myths and financial questions through project-based learning. #CreditChat
@Experian A1: It creates change, Financial education is an intergenerational tool for self-care and social justice. Talking and teaching about money is a revolutionary act with the power to transform lives and communities. #CreditChat
Our ED Andrea was a guest last week on this super podcast talking with @MannyFaces about how hip-hop can uplift humanity & educate on financial resilience. They got into Andrea's history founding PC after growing up & teaching on the rez, and more.
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Our ED Andrea is thrilled to support #girlsinSTEM education as a virtual speaker at this year's Girls Academic Leadership Academy's 4th annual Young Women's Career Conference in honor of #InternationalWomensDay ! Details here https://t.co/4ILRb42iha Thank you @galacademy !
@PocketsChange weighs in on how college students can take charge of their money. "Buy-in to money conversations and ask questions about the details. Too many of us leave school uncertain about loan terms..." https://t.co/dCtU8jy7cz #TheMoreYouKnow#FinancialLiteracy