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InCharge(R) Education Foundation Brings Financial Education Tools to Fort Bend Schools Through Sugar Land Mayor's DollarWi$E Campaign

Posted on: Monday, 19 December 2005, 15:00 CST

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- InCharge(R) Education Foundation, a national nonprofit organization specializing in personal finance education and research, has teamed up with Sugar Land Mayor David Wallace and the Fort Bend Independent School District to enhance personal financial education among their students through the nationally recognized DollarWi$e Campaign -- an initiative launched by the US Conference of Mayors to encourage the development of ongoing local financial literacy strategies.

InCharge will provide each participating class in the Fort Bend Independent School District (FBISD) with free copies of their bimonthly YOUNG MONEY magazine, (http://www.youngmoney.com/), which offers content that coincides with the educational goals of the DollarWi$e campaign for personal financial literacy.

Students in FBISD Economics classes will also participate in YOUNG MONEY's online game/study aide, "Grab Todd's Cash", where they will compete in a nine- week game to determine who can accumulate the most "cash" while learning more about personal finance.

Sugar Land Mayor David Wallace has strongly supported the implementation of such a program. "This is a critical time in the lives of our students as many are beginning to manage their own finances, receive credit card applications and perhaps even deciding on car loans," noted Mayor Wallace. "The educational tools that InCharge has designed are a perfect fit for our student population, as they allow our teachers to offer cutting-edge, personal finance education."

InCharge Education Foundation, which has received national recognition for its educational tools such as YOUNG MONEY and Military Money(TM) magazines, is a member of the USCM's National DollarWi$e Campaign. As a participating member of the campaign, InCharge first piloted a financial literacy program with the office of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in October 2004, which, working with the Child Care Coordinating Council (4C) of Detroit/Wayne County, Inc., brought financial education to the inner city neighborhoods of Detroit.

"The citizens of Sugar Land have a focus on managing their finances well, and place a high priority on personal finance education beginning at a very young age," noted Rebecca Stiehl, President of InCharge Education Foundation. "We were honored to create this program with Mayor Wallace, and hope to take this model of education to other schools throughout the country."

This new program -- created specifically for Sugar Land and the Fort Bend Independent School District -- is the first high-school-only program of the DollarWi$e Campaign.

YOUNG MONEY magazine was designed to help young adults effectively earn, manage, invest and spend money. The magazine's articles are written by college students for college students and focus specifically on money management, entrepreneurship, careers, investing, technology, travel, entertainment and automotive topics. The magazine's online content offers additional money-related matters including "Grab Todd's Cash", a free high- tech game designed to test young adults' money skills.

InCharge Education Foundation is part of InCharge(R) Institute of America, Inc. (InCharge), an award-winning organization specializing in personal finance education and credit counseling. InCharge was honored as the 2003 Counseling Organization of the Year by AFCPE and was awarded with the 2004 Ethical Business Award by the Society for Financial Service Professionals for Business Ethics.

Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, InCharge(R) Institute of America, Inc. is a national non-profit organization specializing in personal finance education and credit counseling. The InCharge Institute family includes InCharge(R) Education Foundation, which publishes YOUNG MONEY(R) magazine and Military Money(TM) magazine and offers basic financial management education to clients and the general public, and InCharge(R) Debt Solutions, which provides professional credit counseling and education services. InCharge is a member of the Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA). For additional information, visit http://www.incharge.org/.

InCharge Institute of America

CONTACT: Linda Daves of the InCharge Institute of America,+1-407-532-5599, mediarelations@incharge.org

Web site: http://www.incharge.org/http://www.youngmoney.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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