Education

Women who control their money control their destiny.

We educate women, girls and families about budgeting, credit, investing and retirement planning. Seminars have been presented to women on welfare, women in        corporations, women probationers, business women, not-for-profit agencies and to children in public and private schools.

Project LEAD                                                 (Leadership, Education and Development)

Project LEAD, a collaboration between The Women's Resource of Greater Houston, HISD and Communities in Schools, was established to provide classroom-based leadership and life skills training for at-risk ninth and tenth grade girls.  Funded by Houston Endowment, Project LEAD helps young women, who face significant challenges during their transition to responsible adulthood reach their full potential.

                 

Project LEAD History 

• Outgrowth of the “Women’s Independence Project”,  three years of research, funded by Houston Endowment and conducted by The Women’s Resource of Greater Houston
• Research developed a blueprint for educational programming to help women and girls reach their full potential
• Two ten-week semesters were developed that focus on leadership and self-empowerment skills for high school girls
• 2004 - launched Pilot program at Jeff Davis
• 2005 - first full program at Lee High School; students showed improvement on all post-test scores
• 2007 – added program to additional high schools:  Lamar, Challenge and Southwest

Specific instructional topics include:

• Different leadership/learning styles
• Teambuilding
• Values/ethics
• Risk taking
• Community involvement
• Goal setting
• Personal finance
• Personal development

Classes promote:

• Interactive, hands-on learning and developmentally appropriate practice exercises
• Interaction with leaders in the community through local speakers
• Community involvement
• Independence

Specific Goals – Students will be able to:

• Identify qualities of a leader in themselves and others
• Describe their personal values
• List short and long term personal goals
• Prepare a personal budget
• Identify characteristics of credit cards and potential problems with credit card use
• Identify ways of saving money

 

Financial Literacy Seminars

Seminars are taught by trained volunteers who encourage financial responsibility.

Classes are meant for those handling personal finances for the first time, as well as for more sophisticated investors interested in understanding how to make their money grow. All seminars are 1 to 1 ½ hours in length.

Download a seminar reservation form (pdf, 10kb).

FDIC Money Smart Series

Money Smart is available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Chinese. You can sign up for a single class or the entire series.

• Money Smart Bank on It — the basics of banking, the different types of financial institutions and the services they might offer
• Money Smart Check It Out — how to open a checking account, compare and use accounts, write a check and keep records.
• Money Smart Borrowing Basics — overview of when and how to use credit, and the different types of loans available
• Money Smart Pay Yourself First — the power to recognize the importance of saving money, how to save, how money can grow and the different types of savings and investment accounts
• Money Smart To Your Credit — tools to understand a credit report, how it is used, how to start repairing it, and to recognize credit repair scams
• Money Smart Charge it Right — how to describe the costs and benefits of using a credit card
• Money Smart Money Matters — understand the concept of budgeting, recognize the benefits of using a budget, and budgeting tools

FDIC Money Smart Series New Young Adults Series

• Bank On It - an introduction to bank services
• Check It Out - how to choose and keep a checking account
• Setting Financial Goals - how to keep track of your money
• Pay Yourself First - why you should save, save, save
• Borrowing Basics - an introduction to credit
• Charge It Right - how to make a credit card work for you
• Paying for College and Cars - general informatin on installment loans
• A Roof Over Your Head - what home ownership and renting is all about

TWR Money Works

• Money Works - Basic Investing & Retirement Overview of investment vehicles, principles of successful investing and the importance of planning for your future

Participants

Seminars have been presented to the following groups, among others.

• Teen Clinic Staff, Baylor College of Medicine
• Brigid's Hope
• Career Recovery & Resources, Inc.
• Center for Hearing and Speech
• Dress for Success, Houston
• Ft. Bend County Women's Shelter
• FUUSA
• Houston Preparatory Academy
• Julia C. Hester House
• La Rosa
• Mission of Yahweh
• NAACP Family Technology Center
• Neighborhood Centers
• Odyssey House of Texas
• Project Row Houses
• Harris County Housing Authority-FSS Program
• HP Carter High School-Teen Parent Program
• The Parish School
• UH-Parent Education Project
• Volunteers of America - McGovern Campus

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