Finance+First

=Financial Literacy Education for families=

Finance First is an education initiative developed in partnership by YWCA NSW and Citigroup Australia that teaches the basics of money management.

Finance First consists of two programs: - **MakingCents**, a program for primary school children and **EvenStart**, a program for adults wanting to get a handle on their household finances.

Teachers from any state or territory may now access the Making Cents material by visiting our website: media type="custom" key="276737"


 * [[image:http://www.ywcansw.com.au/images/Hip_Pocket_logo.jpg width="80" height="75" align="left" link="http://www.ywcansw.com.au/hippocket"]]Hip Pocket** is a one day highly interactive and engaging financial education workshop, presented to male and female students in years 10 and 11. Hip Pocket is designed to challenge student’s thinking about managing money and the many ways marketers target young people as consumers. The workshops provide students with skills and tools that enable them to make informed decisions about their spending choices.

Hip Pocket workshops are run by YWCA NSW trained facilitators.

Coaches, volunteers drawn from a broad range of business backgrounds in the local community and further afield, support students with the workshop activitiesthroughout the day. They share their life and work experiences and emphasise the importance of managing money and expectations.

For more information on running a Hip Pocket workshop at your school or becoming involved as a coach, please visit our media type="custom" key="276745" or contact us on 9285 6227 or 9285 6213.

//YWCA NSW's Financial Education team are investigating ways of using Web 2.0 tools to facilitate communication between teachers, coaches, participants and other stakeholders.//