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Community Development
Financial Education Resource Center
Financial education is an important aspect of community development as it equips individuals with the skills they need to make sound financial decisions.  Individuals that participate in financial education programs can learn about a broad range of financial issues, including personal finance basics, first time homeownership, or saving for retirement.  Financial education is a particularly important resource for the unbanked and can play an integral role in helping these individuals enter the financial mainstream.
Financial Education Programs

A collection of instructor led and web-based financial education programs for adults and youth.

 
Research and Publications

Research from the Federal Reserve and outside academics on a variety of topics related to financial education.

 
Web Resources for Financial Education

Links to web resources from a number of federal agencies, financial institutions and non-profit organizations dedicated to financial education.

 
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Program Evaluation Resources

National Endowment for Financial Education – Program Evaluation Toolkit
This online evaluation toolkit was designed to help financial educators understand evaluation concepts and efficiently apply them to their educational programs.  The toolkit includes an evaluation manual and a user-friendly evaluation database with customizable templates and forms.

Woodstock Institute – Evaluation Guide for Financial Education Practitioners (PDF, off-site)
This four part evaluation guide is a practical resource to help practitioners assess the effectiveness of their financial education program.  It includes sample questionnaires and a list of basic questions every graduate of a financial literacy program should be able to answer.

University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension – Program Development and Evaluation Publications
Practical, easy-to-use guides designed to help practitioners plan and implement credible and useful evaluations.
Speeches and Testimony

Speech by Chairman Ben S. Bernanke on the Importance of Financial Education and the National Jump$tart Coalition Survey, April 9, 2008

 

Testimony by Sandra F. Braunstein, Director, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, on financial literacy before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, April 15, 2008

 

Speech by Governor Frederic S. Mishkin on the Importance of Economic Education and Financial Literacy, February 27, 2008

 

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