New Nonprofit Philadelphia Financial Scholars Will Expand Access to Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship Education
Program founders believe financial empowerment for high school students and their families can help overcome economic barriers and combat poverty
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today marks the launch of Philadelphia Financial Scholars, a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit that aims to help Philadelphia high school students and their families take on systemic challenges and develop wealth-building tools through access to financial literacy and entrepreneurship education.
Philadelphia Financial Scholars originated when the FS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Philadelphia-based asset management firm FS Investments, partnered with the University of Pennsylvania s Netter Center for Community Partnerships to create a financial literacy program for high school students. Since that time, the program has expand
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