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BMVP - Money is Power: Expanding Financial Literacy!
 
 
 
The mission of NeighborWorks Montana is to create opportunities for families and individuals to live in affordable homes in strong communities. HRDC empowers people in need through mobilizing and developing community resources by creating opportunities for success. The Home Center of Billings, Montana furthers equal access to affordable, sustainable and healthy housing. Research shows that the United States population has low levels of economic and financial literacy, especially among young people; when 1,000 individuals between the ages of 18 and 97 were given a 28-question true/false quiz regarding financial literacy, respondents were only able to answer two-thirds of the questions correctly. Increasing financial literacy results in improved savings outcomes and heightened financial and economic success. As families learn how to budget and spend within their means, poverty is alleviated through more efficient use of household income to meet basic needs first, followed by financial planning to meet other, less essential needs. This project will increase service access by adding a financial literacy curriculum and course through the Home Center. Clients served through the new financial literacy program will have increased knowledge and will be able to more effectively manage funding levels to establish and maintain future savings accounts.
 
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Member Duties : Make a change in Billings with the Home Center by providing financial literacy on home ownership and housing. The overall goal of the project is to alleviate poverty through the provision of financial literacy services to individuals and families to increase household economic stability. The VISTA member will research financial literacy curriculums, courses, and programs to develop an effective and efficient financial education approach for the Billings community; increase community awareness and stakeholder involvement by engaging in partnerships; develop and implement a sustainable strategic plan to provide and sustain financial literacy courses; and evaluate outcomes by creating pre- and post-test knowledge surveys.
 
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Training ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Health Coverage* ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Living Allowance . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours ,  Car recommended . 
 
Service Areas :
Education ,  Entrepreneur/Business ,  Community Outreach ,  Community and Economic Development . 
 
Skills :
Social Services ,  Team Work ,  Communications ,  Writing/Editing ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Leadership ,  Conflict Resolution ,  Business/Entrepreneur ,  Teaching/Tutoring ,  Community Organization ,  Non-Profit Management ,  General Skills ,  Recruitment . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
BMVP - Money is Power: Expanding Financial Literacy!
Program Start/End Date
08/22/2016  -   08/21/2017
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations MONTANA  
Accepting Applications
From  07/01/2016  To  08/05/2016 
Contact Brenda Beckett
2825 3rd Ave N
Billings   MT   59101
406-657-8286
beckettb@ci.billings.mt.us
www.ci.billings.mt.us/vista
Listing ID 63563

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