Hawaiian Community Assets Launches Financial Education Program for Hawaii Youth
By Jeff Gilbreath
Honolulu, HI, April 04, 2008 --
Hawaiian Community Assets (HCA), a local non-profit, has launched its Financial Education Program for Hawaii Youth. Funded through the State of Hawaii Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Native Americans, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the financial education program will utilize a culturally relevant curriculum for statewide youth ages 14-18.
“The decision to incorporate financial education for Hawaii youth into our community programs was based on need and an ever-growing desire to prepare our children as leaders in sustaining and promoting traditional cultural values in modern society,” says Michelle Ka’uhane, Hawaiian Community Assets Executive Director. “If we can guide our youth toward financial self-sufficiency through education, then we can instill the necessary foundation for them to take part in asset building.”
Placed within a historical-cultural context, the curriculum will promote the relationship between Hawaii’s traditional resource management and modern money management skills. A community involvement component, encouraging volunteerism within existing organizations and/or participation in student groups exploring solutions to existing local economic issues, will also be included in the curriculum’s learning activities as ways to further youths’ social, financial, and career goals.
Keeping with the program’s mission, youth will be engaged at every stage of its development from planning curriculum content to designing the handbook to implementing its delivery to the community. With an expected completion date of August 2008, schools, organizations, and individuals are encouraged to take part in the curriculum’s development by offering suggestions, assistance in promoting youth involvement, or posing questions to help guide a truly community-based curriculum.
For more information about HCA’s Financial Education Program for Hawaii Youth, please contact Youth Programs Coordinator, Jeff Gilbreath at 587-7653 or via email at mailto:jeff@hclending.com
Hawaiian Community Assets builds the capacity of low and moderate income communities to achieve and sustain economic self-sufficiency with a particular focus on Native Hawaiians. HCA has offices on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Big Island, and Molokai.
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