The Time is Now!

A message from U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) who serves as honorary co-host of “The Time is Now,” a Financial Literacy Month Virtual Briefing for Jump$tart National Partner organizations, leaders of Jump$tart affiliated State Coalitions,  Congressional Offices, and other financial literacy stakeholders.

Billy Hensley, Ph.D., President and CEO of the National Endowment for Financial Education and Olivia M. Valdes, Ph.D., Associate Principal Research Analyst, Investor Education for the FINRA Investor Education Foundation joined Jump$tart National Board Chairman Corey Carlisle and President and CEO Laura Levine to examine where the financial literacy effort stands today — and where we’re headed.

Thank you to all who supported and attended our virtual event.

Honorary Co-Hosts

Senator Reed was joined by U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) — pictured here with Jump$tart team members — as honorary co-host of the Financial Literacy Month Virtual Briefing.  Senators Reed and Scott co-chair the Senate Financial Literacy Caucus and are both prior recipients of the Jump$tart Federal Leadership Award.

The Time is Now!

President and CEO Laura Levine leads the Jump$tart Coalition team and serves as emcee of the Financial Literacy Month Briefing.  “To talk, to teach, to reach…” focuses on family engagement, effective financial education, and outreach to underserved communities.

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What Next?

Corey Carlisle, Jump$tart National Board Chair and Head of Public Policy for Varo Bank shares his vision for the role of financial education in the financial inclusion effort and the importance of adapting our work to the evolving — and increasingly technology based —financial services field.

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“One of the most valuable things about Jump$tart is its ability to bring together a wide range of constituents interested in financial literacy. Whether you’re big or small, government or for-profit, or academic … Jump$tart represents all of us.”

- Ted Beck - Former CEO & President National Endowment for Financial Education