Partner Message: Registrations are Open – BNC Financial Empowerment for Teens & Young Adults

Building Native Communities: Financial Empowerment for Teens & Young Adults
February 8 – February 24, 2022
Tuesdays and Thursdays
1:00 pm-3:00 pm MT
Oweesta Corporation is pleased to announce our financial education curriculum Building Native Communities: Financial Empowerment for Teens & Young Adults. Held virtually over February 8-24, 2022, the training will be conducted on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-3pm MT.
Financial literacy is an essential skill on the path to a healthy financial well-being and vital to building an empowered financial foundation for Native communities and strengthening Tribal economies. Our youth need these skill sets to help bridge the gap between a novice and an expert in financial literacy knowledge, including knowing the difference between spending money versus managing money. This curriculum focuses on building important life skills like budgeting, developing a spending plan, saving, paying bills, building a nest egg, paying for an education, buying a home, investing, etc. Join us for a state-of-the-art, interactive instructor training to help Native CDFIs, Tribal communities, and other Native organizations establish and sustain financial education programs tailored for youth in our communities.
This multi-day training will cover:
- Effective financial education training techniques, activities, and resources tailored for youth
- An in-depth look at the Building Native Communities: Financial Empowerment for Teens & Young Adults curriculum
Virtual BNC Youth Training Schedule
The training is structured to cover 6 sessions over a 3 week period:
- Tuesday, 2/8 – Session 1: Facilitation Guide and Training Techniques
- Thursday, 2/10 – Session 2: Building Thriving Communities and Money in Native Cultures
- Tuesday, 2/15 – Session 3: Banking 101, Credit Journey, and Credits & Loans
- Thursday, 2/17 – Session 4: Credits & Loans and Home is Where the Heart Is
- Tuesday, 2/22 – Session 5: Circle of Life and Supplemental Lessons
- Thursday, 2/24 – Session 6: Teachbacks and Exam