Today I attended the Re-Imagining Schools and Community Conference. It was exciting to be a part of a group of such like minded people whoʻs vision and goal is to provide the best for the children of our community. There were people from the Department of Education and various organizations in attendance. We had guests from the mainland to share their successes with the Communities in Schools model. A lot of information was presented and a lot of personal stories were shared.
As everyone spoke, I heard things like "Poverty," "Access to health care," and "Parent Engagement," and I couldnʻt help but draw the line from these concepts back to Financial Literacy. Poverty is defined through oneʻs INCOME level. Access to health care is determined through the FINANCIAL RESOURCES it takes to pay for and get to health care. For example the costs of medical coverage, time off from work to go to appointments, and gas to drive to various clinics, hospitals, and pharmacies. Parentʻs are less engaged because they have to work to make MONEY to provide for their families.
So what if I could share a little bit of information with families to REDUCE THE WORRIES of financial struggles and help families to INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE about how to make money work for you no matter what your financial situation is. Wouldnʻt that bring an understanding to families on how to GET OUT of poverty, which in turn would allow for BETTER ACCESS to health care, and GIVE families more time to be engaged in their childrenʻs education and lives.
My hope is that this concept of Communities in School will provide a platform for me to provide parents with Financial Education as well as work with teachers to share financial literacy with their students so that our families can strengthen and our children are not only workforce ready but prosperity ready.
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