The Youth Financial Education Training Institute is a three week, intensive training which takes place each summer in the New York Tri-State area. A Money Track curriculum offers key topics such as budgeting, money management, investing, disciplined saving and responsible credit card usage.
Throughout the training, youth interface with top financial experts, tour financial institutions, participate in a community day of service and real estate tours. In addition, youth have the rare privilege of presiding over the NASDAQ Opening or Closing ceremonies. Upon graduating with a Certificate of Completion, youth are eligible to enroll in our Youth Business School.
As part of the curriculum, youth tour the financial centers in our nation’s capital, Washington, DC. Planned visits include: The White House, Bureau of Engraving & Printing, the Capitol, Lincoln Memorial and the Financial Services Committee Room in the Rayburn House Office Building. Youth are taught the importance of philanthropy and that they must be the change they seek in the world.
In recent years, letters of support and recognition have been received from: President Barack Obama, Congressman Charles Rangel, Governor David Patterson, Congressman Gregory Meeks, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Councilmember Gale Brewer, NYC Councilmember Gloria Foster.
The World of Money has received national and international notoriety with coverage in such outlets as: New York 1 Television’s New Yorker of the Week, Fox Business News, WCBS-TV, WNBC-TV, syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show, Ebony magazine, and Australian’s Weekend Sunrise.
