The 100 Black Men of Indianapolis, Inc. (The 100) is now accepting applications for its 2015-16 Dollars & $ense Financial Literacy Program. Informational Sessions will be held on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 and Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 6:00 PM in the RCI Room at the United Way of Central Indiana (3901 N Meridian St.)
The objective of the Dollars & $ense Financial Literacy Program is to engage central Indiana high school students in the field of finance through a weekend financial literacy education program and to encourage the students to pursue education at a college or university. Through a combination of education and financial incentives, the students will learn personal finance and investment basics via intensive weekend seminar series from October to March. Although not required, parents are encouraged to attend these sessions with their student.
Students participate in 18 weeks of coursework covering various topics of financial literacy. The content is derived from three sources: FEFE (Family Economics and Financial Education) teaching modules, which were designed in conjunction with The University of Arizona; Better Investment, Inc. and original content developed by Dr. Matthew Will of the University of Indianapolis. The material is designed to introduce students to topics that are challenging, yet reachable. Committed students will be rewarded for their effort, become knowledgeable in personal finance and investments and develop a desire to pursue these topics in a higher educational environment.
Students receive scholarship award amounts based on their final competition scores, quiz scores, the level of classroom participation, student attendance, available funds and the number of participating students. In past years students have received from $250 to $3,000 payable to any accredited higher education institution upon proof of enrollment. The top students will have an opportunity to represent Indianapolis in the 100 Black Men of America’s National Financial Literacy Competition.
