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Cents Ability Volunteer Teaching Opportunity

by Lindsay

For the past several years, the kasina Youth Foundation has partnered with a New York-based non-profit called Cents Ability, whose mission is to teach the fundamentals of personal finance to underprivileged New York City high school students. Cents Ability volunteers teach six-to-eight session classes at high schools in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens, covering such topics as goal-setting, budgeting, credit, and investing.

kasina sees teaching financial education as a great way to give back to our community by sharing knowledge and expertise that we already have. By teaching a high school junior how to set up a budget, open a checking account, and map out a plan to pay for college, or by helping a high school senior understand how to distinguish between various credit card offers, and use his or her first credit card responsibly, we provide them with valuable skills that they will use for the rest of their lives.

kasina has a group of trained teachers who usually teach a few classes a year, but this year we're hoping to get some of our New York-based clients involved as well. Teaching requires a minimal time commitment (~2 hours of training, plus 8 hours of teaching for a typical class), and is a fun, rewarding experience. Fall classes are starting up over the next couple of weeks, and there are many teaching opportunities available. If you are interested in teaching, or in learning more about Cents Ability and how you can get involved, please e-mail me at lgeimer@kasina.com.