FutureProfits
A classroom-based program from Able Works.
FutureProfits
Our flagship program, FutureProfits brings life skills, knowledge and coaching to launch youth on a trajectory of success. FutureProfits is an education program that partners with local organizations and public high schools in Northern California to provide curriculum during the school year.
Our proven curriculum and approach provides culturally relevant life skills and financial education to high school students during a critical time of their lives. In the last 14 years, we have served over 7,750 students.
Why does financial education matter?
Students from under-resourced communities tend to deal with a variety of factors that make implementation of sound financial practices difficult. These factors include limited formal education (high drop out rates), lack of access to financial education and a lack of parental modeling of fiscal management. The students in our target demographic tend to rely on predatory financial services that include check cashing outlets, payday lenders, and street-level loan sharks instead of traditional banks. This can be linked to classic distrust their parents have of financial institutions and the modeling of using these lending agencies. The FutureProfits™ curriculum combats these mindsets by exposing students to financial principles and educational planning, which helps prepare students as they transition out of high school.
Featured News from FutureProfits
Learn more about our district-wide program and collaboration with the Ceres School District in the Central Valley Region. We are grateful that through this partnership we can inform and inspire even more students through our financial education curriculum.
Would you like to support FutureProfits?
Volunteer.
Would you like to join our volunteer pool? Invest in the lives of students by volunteering during the school year or summer with FutureProfits or AchieveAble.
Make a Donation.
During this challenging time, the support that our participants receive from our program teams is more critical than ever as students face uncertainty about graduations, completing credits, and taking their next steps towards success.
