Our Unique Proposition

Our mission is to improve personal financial literacy and capability education of kindergarten through college-age youth by providing advocacy, teacher trainings, and educational resources. We aim to equip Utah youth and families with the skills needed for life-long successful financial decision-making.

The Utah Jump$tart Coalition is a coalition of organizations, which share a commitment to the financial education of youth. Working collaboratively, more resources and expertise are available to accomplish this task.

We accomplish our mission by:

  • Raising awareness of the need for personal finance fundamentals;

  • Enhancing the effectiveness of personal financial education;

  • Promoting responsible fiscal attitudes and behaviors; and

  • Encouraging networking and cooperative efforts among business, community, government and education.

Our Programs

1) Community Financial Literacy Nights

Community Financial Literacy Nights provide individuals and families with essential financial knowledge, covering topics like budgeting, saving, and managing debt. These events offer practical tools to help participants make informed financial decisions, promoting economic well-being and long-term financial security. They often include expert presentations, interactive workshops, and resources for continued learning.

2) $TART $MART TEACHER SUMMIT FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY

Since 2001, the Utah Jump$tart Coalition has hosted a full day professional development training focused on financial and economic education. This training, or Summit, brings together K-12 educators, nonprofits, business leaders and government agencies to empower Utah teachers and homeschoolers to teach financial literacy.

The Summit includes engaging, substantive presentations that make personal finance and economics accessible to teachers and home schoolers, helping them take charge of their financial future. The majority of the training sessions (80%) are focused on content and real-life applications with the final portion (20%) focused on resources teachers and home schoolers can utilize in the classroom.

3) REGIONAL COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL TRAININGS

In cooperation with our corporate and civic partners, the Utah Jump$tart Coalition works to host many regional training's each year to provide quality professional development for groups, clubs, organizations, and teachers specifically focused on financial and economic education.

4) STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

In cooperation with America First Credit Union and My529 the Utah Jump$tart Coalition offers up to FOUR, $1,250 AND TWO $1,750 scholarships to Utah's high school seniors who produce creative, informative TikTok or YouTube videos about keeping college debt to a minimum. See info CLICK HERE!!!!

5) UTAH JUMP$TART COALITION K-6 FINANCIAL LITERACY TOOLKIT

This guide is a resource to help elementary teachers identify financial lessons and activities that meet a math, social studies or language arts requirement. Access the toolkit here

6) ADVOCACY & OUTREACH

The Utah Jump$tart Coalition works to promote adequate funding of financial literacy education in Utah and to increase cooperation between schools, businesses and community organizations. Financial literacy education is a long term effort with a lasting impact that requires a coordinated effort to produce long term success.

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