Saweetie is launching a six-week monetary literacy course for the youth. According to VIBE, the “ICY GRL” rapper kicked off the initiative in November at an occasion in Sacramento.
The initiative is available in partnership with Saweetie’s Icy Baby Foundation. According to the inspiration’s official web site, it’s a “non-profit organization that equips young people with the values and vision to pursue their dreams.”
Our objective is to encourage black, brown, and different underserved college students and members of the family to interrupt by way of obstacles, take management of their very own futures, and seize alternatives for good by way of monetary literacy, entrepreneurship, and expertise coaching.
The Course Is Open To Youth Ages 7-17
According to VIBE, the six-week monetary literacy course is open to youth between the ages of seven and seventeen. Once registered, contributors will obtain a debit card with loaded funds, academic assets, and extra details about saving, budgeting, and monetary planning. The program will formally launch in January 2023.
In a press release shared with the outlet, Saweetie expressed her pleasure for the course — which she created alongside her grandmother, Roxane Harper.
I wish to proceed utilizing my basis and assets to financially empower younger kids and college students, particularly in Black and Brown communities.
The long-term objective for the Icy Baby Foundation is to extend monetary literacy amongst youngsters and propel them to brighter futures. My grandmother and I’ve labored on this for a couple of years so it’s thrilling to lastly implement this course and program for younger individuals.
Harper additionally shared a press release.
Financial illiteracy is a systemic drawback impacting the Black and Brown communities, particularly within the decrease financial demographic. It is handed down by way of generations however might be damaged with training and assets. We are attempting to interrupt that cycle by way of our Icy Baby Foundation.
Harper continued to clarify that over 400 college students attended the Sacramento occasion with 100 registering to take part within the six-week course.
Those college students will obtain a debit card with cash and a further fund per every class that they full. We stay up for assembly the youth this Saturday. We may also have a kickoff occasion later this month in Las Vegas. Our objective is to achieve as many younger individuals as we will and educate them about monetary literacy earlier than they attain maturity.
According to VIBE, the inspiration’s subsequent occasion is scheduled for December tenth in Oakland, California.
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