AMWS April 3, 2017, Atlanta – “Get Money Smart,” is the
latest good news from Youth Achievers USA Institute. The national 501c3 public charity shifted its
LEARN-2-EARN trust into high gear this week, calling for due diligence by
beneficiaries and benefactors to complete FDIC
Money Smart Financial Literacy. As of January 19, 2017, the Money Smart CBI
(online version) has been updated to enhance functionality and user experience,
and to enable compatibility with tablet computers.
YouthUSA sponsors
LEARN-2-EARN opportunities that engage low income beneficiaries in becoming
Money Smart. It takes a whole village of
caring adults to reverse cycles of economic despair and life-threatening distrust. Some folks believe there’s still plenty of time
to take corrective action. They are the
baffled majority still wondering what’s happening.
Studies show
that financial education and maintaining a savings account are two major steps
toward Economic Inclusion.
Based on its outreach to beneficiaries,
stakeholders and board members, YouthUSA is taking a proactive approach to its philanthropic
investments.
Way too many
Americans last week followed conflicting reports about nothing while master
manipulators continued to sow seeds of distrust. A Pew Research study measures
a “great deal of confusion” by a vast majority of Americans over what is fake
and what is truth.
According to
a 2014 study, also by the Pew Research Center, 70.6% of the American population
identified as “Christians,” called by a
name hated
by haters. They should “
know the truth…” A
Savings Account is already “within
easy reach…” And there’s just enough good news on account to bless believers
baffled by an overwhelming plethora of fake news.
Ignoring the
facts has long been a staple of political speech. Every day, politicians perpetuating
Pontius Pilate policy overstate some statistic, distort their opponents’
positions, or simply spew unsubstantiated untruths. The incessive spinning by surrogates and
pundits have, “Got me going in circles.”
Then there’s
fake news, the phenomenon that is now sweeping, well, the news. Fake news is
made-up stuff, masterfully manipulated to look like credible journalistic
reports that are easily spread online to large audiences willing to believe the
fictions and spread the word. (Politico)
YouthUSA’s alternate
route to “goin in circles” is to follow the money. We’re taught to believe the shortest distance
between two points is believed to be a straight line. So why do so many
Americans allow themselves to be distracted from what they know or believe they
know?
Which of the
following is Good News or Fake News?
a. Two Corinthians entered a bar, one
from the right, the other from the left.
Bartender says, “What can I get for you?” The Corinthians instinctively
look at each other, then to the bartender, they both respond, “BYPARTISAN-CHIPS.”
“Sorry,” replied the bartender, “haven’t
served those since Nixon.
b. Donald Trump financial worth, by his
own claim was in excess of $10 billion. But Forbes calculates that his current
net worth is actually $3.5 billion. That's down $200 million since before the
election, largely due to slumping New York real estate values.
c. “It is by believing in his heart that
a man becomes right with God; and with his mouth he tells others of his faith,
confirming his salvation,” describes a next first step toward economic
inclusion.
d. An IDA can help low income Americans
be less poor.
As of
January 19, 2017, the Money Smart CBI (online version) has been updated to
enhance functionality and user experience, and to enable compatibility with
tablet computers. The course content of the adult and young adult courses
remains the same. However, as a result
of this upgrade, users will need to create new accounts to continue completing
Money Smart CBI modules.
Completion
of The FDIC Money Smart CBI is a YouthUSA program requirement. All requests for financial benefits require
successful completion of FDIC by the beneficiary’s Whole Village of caring
adults. Once you have collected and
assembled FDIC Money Smart Certificates for your Whole Village, winners must notify
YouthUSA using the YouthUSA Connect Form at www.YouthUSA.net/join
No comments:
Post a Comment