April is Financial Literacy Month and April 5-12 is Money Smart Week. A free webinar is being offered for library staff statewide to discuss the online resources of SC Economics (http://www.sceconomics.org/) and its vast resources that may assist library staff members create workshops and programming for children, teens and adults. Mr. Jim Morris is the chief executive officer of SC Economics and will be guest presenter.
SC Economics is a non-profit business-education partnership dedicated to providing teachers with continuing education in economics and personal finance. SC Economics was established in 1975 to help ensure that all South Carolina students leave high school with a sound foundation in economic principles, an understanding of our economy and how it works, and a strong appreciation for the American free enterprise system. SC Economics is a program of USC's Darla Moore School of Business.
SC Economics' mission is to make South Carolina a better place to live by advocating for and ensuring that K-12 teachers are well-prepared to educate and empower South Carolina's youth with economic education and financial literacy.
Money Smart Week® is a public awareness campaign designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances. This is achieved through the collaboration and coordinated effort of hundreds of organizations across the country including businesses, financial institutions, schools, libraries, not-for-profits, government agencies and the media. These groups come together once a year to stress the importance of financial literacy, inform consumers about where they can get help and provide free educational seminars and activities throughout the week. Programming is offered to all demographics and income levels and covers all facets of personal finance from establishing a budget to first time home buying to estate planning. The effort was created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in 2002. Partnering organizations will host their events April 5 -- 12.
When: Wednesday, February 26, 2014, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where: Online at your computer
Cost: Free
How: Register at http://bit.ly/NfDEst
For more information, please contact Jason Broughton, Outreach Coordinator at 803-734-8576 or jbroughton@statelibrary.sc.gov.
