Financial Literacy Resources

June 25, 2008

The majority of ORR Individual Development Account Program (IDA) grantees use the following curriculum for their financial literacy classes:

• FDIC Money Smart
• ISED Picture This
• Local financial institution or agency compiled curriculum

However, there are many other financial literacy resources available*:

The following are links to additional financial education resources*:

• www.nefe.org offers a comprehensive set of links to financial education curricula
• www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/overview.html
• http://ncee.net/ offers several financial education curricula for youth. We discussed reviewing these for preliterate refugee populations and those highly unfamiliar with American currency and banking practices.
• http://www.smartaboutmoney.org The National Endowment for Financial Education
• www.mymoney.gov This site offered by the U.S. Treasury outlines the National Strategy for Financial Literacy.
• http://www.nefe.org/ Nefe offers several good tools for evaluating your financial education offerings
• www.daveramsey.com/fpu/special_interest/ Many people across the U.S. are taking Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. He offers an entertaining DVD in English and Spanish. If the costs are negotiated down, this could save a lot of money and time on trainers.
• www.treas.gov/offices/domestic-finance/financial-institution/fin-educ... This outlines the Treasuries financial education commission objectives and provides several useful tools.
• www.financeproject.org/irc_pubs.cfm?p=24&id=89 The Finance Project also provides several good financial education resources.

* Research by Amy Shir of ISED: amy.shir@ised.us