(L to R) Jim Eisenreich, Minnesota Jump$tart Coalition; Peggy Poitra, Minneapolis Public Schools; Dr. Patricia Olson, U of MN Extension / Minnesota Saves Network; and Pam Davis-Wallace, NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center, Inc. discuss financial education offerings in Minnesota.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis serves the Ninth Federal Reserve District, which includes Minnesota, Montana, North and South Dakota, 26 counties in northwestern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

At the Community Development Forum on April 17, “Moving Financial Education Forward in Minnesota: Two New Coalitions,” the Minneapolis Fed introduced the newly formed Minnesota Jump$tart and the Minnesota Saves Network, two new coalitions that have emerged to provide greater access to financial literacy training for youth and adults in Minnesota.

AWARE attended the event, alongside many organizations working to enhance financial education in Minnesota, who came together to share best practices, ideas and resources to ensure that personal finance education is prominent in community development programs throughout the state. AWARE shared materials including The Auto Financing Road Map, a kit for use by educators interested in teaching auto financing in their communities. The free kit offers educators all of the resources and tools needed to hold an auto financing workshop. For more information on the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, click here.