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Youth

Updated Investor Bulletin: An Introduction to ABLE Accounts

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The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Bulletin to educate investors about ABLE accounts. An Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) account provides a tax-advantaged method to save for disability-related expenses. Contributions are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes, but your investments can grow tax free and remain so when withdrawn and used for disability-related expenses. Similar to 529 college-savings plans, ABLE programs are administered by the states.

Financial Literacy Resource Directory

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This directory provides information on financial literacy resources, issues and events that are important to bankers, organizations, and consumers of all ages. The directory includes descriptions and contact information for a sampling of organizations that have undertaken financial literacy initiatives as a primary mission, government programs, fact sheets, newsletters, conference materials, publications, and links to Web sites.

Resource Guide for Financial Institutions: Incorporating Financial Capability into Youth Employment Programs

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This guide provides information to financial institutions on how they can enhance youth financial capability by partnering with youth employment programs. It maps out how and why financial institutions can engage with these programs and highlights best practices in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) by local communities.

Resource Guide for Youth Employment Programs: Incorporating Financial Capability and Partnering with Financial Institutions

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This resource guide is for youth employment programs that are interested in enhancing financial capability1 and building partnerships with financial institutions. It maps out how and why such partnerships can help young people2 achieve greater financial well-being and employment success.

Hit the Road

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The game provides a fun and interactive platform for teaching young people about the importance of saving and spending wisely. “Hit the Road” takes students on a virtual road trip across the country, and they must learn how to save and spend their money wisely to complete challenges along the way. The “Hit the Road” learning experience includes topics such as the value of saving and creating a budget, spending responsibly and debt management.

Hands-On Learning to Build Financial Habits: Federal Resources to Encourage School-Based and Youth Savings Programs

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FLEC is providing this document as an overview of youth savings programs and key resources to encourage the development and implementation of programs that expand the financial capability of youth and build opportunities for financial inclusion for more families.

Hands-On Learning to Build Financial Habits: Research and Resources on Child Savings

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To accompany Hands-On Learning to Build Financial Habits: Federal Resources to Encourage School-Based and Youth Savings Programs, this document is intended to provide information on non-governmental research and resources that may be useful to financial institutions, state, local, or tribal government officials, teachers and school leaders, and others interested in establishing such a program. This document includes a description publicly available websites, reports, research papers, and other readings on child savings that may help practitioners learn about best practices and techniques.

A Financial Empowerment Toolkit for Youth and Young Adults in Foster Care

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This Toolkit is designed to provide caseworkers, independent living skills providers, congregate care providers, foster parents, and other supportive adults with strategies and resources to critically evaluate and improve their current approaches to financial capability. It is designed for those working with youth under the age of 18 and young adults over the age of 18 who are preparing to transition out of the foster care system.

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