BHM FINANCIAL FREEDOM PROJECT
Building a community of lifelong learners!
BHM FINANCIAL FREEDOM PROJECT
Building a community of lifelong learners!
what is the financial freedom project?
The Financial Freedom Project is a joint collaboration between the City of Birmingham, IMC Financial Consulting and Goalsetter. It offers a 4-pronged solution to surround students, parents, teachers and staff in the Birmingham community with critical and life-changing financial knowledge and skills.
The goal of the Financial Freedom Project is to liberate families from financial stress and positively impact their financial futures.
“Investment advice provided by Goalsetter Gold, an SEC registered investment adviser and an affiliate of Goalsetter. Goalsetter and Goalsetter Gold are not affiliated with IMC Financial Consulting.”
About Us
Dedicated Educators
Educational Objectives
Engaging Financial Education
Education-first Saving and Investing
Education-first Saving and Investing
IMC Financial Consulting has established an interactive in-person instruction mapped to the Jumpstart.org National Standards for Financial Education.
Vetted financial experts will be deployed in the elementary, middle and high school classrooms of BCS. The relevant and timely classroom financial education will be supported by Goalsetter’s award-winning technology and financial education curriculum.
Education-first Saving and Investing
Education-first Saving and Investing
Education-first Saving and Investing
Goalsetter’s industry-leading platform will provide child savings accounts, investment accounts, and smart debit cards that are also equipped with robust K-12 game-based education to help provide Birmingham students with an onramp to financial wellness.
All educators and parents will also have access to the Goalsetter platform, allowing them to learn and earn right alongside their students and children.
Parent & Educator Financial Training
Parent & Educator Financial Training
Parent & Educator Financial Training
Powered by IMC Financial Consulting, a national leader in financial education and coaching, the Birmingham Financial Freedom Project will engage both parents and educators in the overall solution, providing one-on-one financial coaching and engaging in-person financial education courses/workshops.
Preparing educators to prepare students, the Birmingham Financial Freedom Project will provide teachers with professional development and the instructional framework they need to help them address student’s perceptions, knowledge, goals and habits when it comes to money.
Early Asset Building
Parent & Educator Financial Training
Parent & Educator Financial Training
The Goalsetter Foundation, in partnership with Nike, Comcast, Delta, Twitter, Lyft, HP and local Birmingham companies, will give shares of stock to students in Birmingham to encourage early asset building, creating the next generation of savers and investors, and financially responsible young people.
stakeholders
Students
Parents/Caretakers
Faculty/Staff
Faculty/Staff
Parents/Caretakers
Faculty/Staff
Parents/Caretakers
Parents/Caretakers
Parents/Caretakers
Frequently Asked Questions
Please reach us at support@bhmfinancialfreedomproject.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
As financial awareness, education and acumen are the most desirable goals for building a sustainable future, the goals of the program are to introduce financial concepts to students at the Elementary, Middle, and High School levels knowing there is never a time when it is too early to begin teaching these concepts. The students will not only be able to increase their knowledge,but also develop the skills needed to make financial decisions that promote financial self-sufficiency, stability, and well-being.
The Financial Freedom Project will provide students with the bandwidth to understand essential financial skills such as budgeting, saving, account management, investing, needs vs wants, risk management, and much more! This project also equips the students with bank and investment accounts so they can put their knowledge to work.
To ensure the faculty/staff have the opportunity to address their personal financial priorities and to also equip them with the necessary financial knowledge and tools to establish confidence that will allow them to eventually teach the classroom material based on their personal experience with money in addition to the support we provide.
The workshops for faculty and staff will occur on a monthly basis and will be available both in person or virtually.
We believe that while students are receiving financial education, there are many faculty and staff members that could benefit not only from financial education but also from the resources and information that can help improve their financial situation.
All faculty=/staff and parents and caretakers in the 6 pilot schools - Jackson-Olin, Carver, South Hampton, Hudson, Sun Valley, Robinson.
The Financial Empowerment Fair is a one-day event that will surround the stakeholders with the organizations/companies and resources that will provide immediate relief and/or resources. Food will be provided.
● Maximizing income through accessing benefits, emergency cash assistance, and emergency loans
● Avoiding predatory scams
● Budgeting for income disruptions
● Accessing other social services, like food resources, vocational counseling, health and mental health resources, and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance services
Managing debt, from credit cards to student loans to child support, and guiding
negotiations with creditors
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