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Money As You Grow: Facilitator's Guide
Booklet for facilitators who are implementing Money as You Grow Book Club.
Parent Guide: A Bargain for Frances
Booklet to accompany the book A Bargain for Frances, helping parents read and discuss money topics with their children.
Parent Guide: A Chair for Mother
This guide will help parents teach their child money management skills while reading “A Chair for my Mother” by Vera Williams.
Parent Guide: Alexander Who Used to Be Rich on Monday
This guide will help parents teach their child money management skills while reading “Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday” by Judith Viorst.
Parent Guide: Count on Pablo
This guide will help parents teach their child money management skills while reading “Count on Pablo” by Barbara deRubertis.
Parent Guide: Curious George Saves His Pennies
This guide will help parents teach their child money management skills while reading “Curious George Saves His Pennies” by Margaret and H.A. Rey.
Parent Guide: Just Shopping with Mom
This guide will help parents teach their child money management skills while reading “Just Shopping with Mom” by Mercer Mayer.
Parent Guide: Lemonade in Winter
This guide will help parents teach their child money management skills while reading “Lemonade in Winter: A Book About Two Kids Counting Money” by Emily Jenkins.
Parent Guide: Lemonade in Winter
This guide will help parents teach their child money management skills while reading “Lemonade in Winter: A Book About Two Kids Counting Money” by Emily Jenkins.
Parent Guide: My Rows and Piles of Coins
This guide will help parents teach their child money management skills while reading “My Rows and Piles of Coins” by Tololwa M. Mollel.
Parent Guide: The Berenstein Bears and Mama's New Job
This guide will help parents teach their child money management skills while reading “The Berenstain Bears & Mama’s New Job” by Stan and Jan Berenstain.
Parent Guide: The Berenstain Bears Trouble with Money
This guide will help parents teach their child money management skills while reading “The Berenstain Bears’ Trouble with Money” by Stan and Jan Berenstain.
Parent Guide: The Ox Cart Man
This guide will help parents teach their child money management skills while reading “Ox-Cart Man” by Donald Hall.
Parent Guide: The Purse
This guide will help parents teach their child money management skills while reading “The Purse” by Kathy Caple.
Parent Guide: The Rag Coat
This guide will help parents teach their child money management skills while reading “The Rag Coat” by Lauren Mills.
Teaching Financial Capability — Resources for Teachers
This website shares resources for teachers to incorporate financial education into their curriculum. It features a searchable database of more than 40 stand-alone classroom activities, a curriculum review tool to help educators evaluate materials, and effective strategies for incorporating the building blocks of financial capability into the classroom.
John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood
The John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (the Chafee program) provides funding to support youth/ young adults in or formerly in foster care in their transition to adulthood. The program is funded through formula grants awarded to child welfare agencies in States (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and participating Tribes. Chafee funds are used to assist youth/ young adults in a wide variety of areas designed to support a successful transition to adulthood. Activities and programs include, but are not limited to, help with education, employment, financial management, housing, emotional support and assured connections to caring adults. Specific services and supports are determined by the child welfare agency, vary by State, locality and agency, and are often based on the individual needs of the young person. Many State or local agencies contract with private organizations to deliver services to young people.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for Children
This resource offers information about the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program for children, which provides critical financial assistance to children with qualifying disabilities and limited resources. The infographic defines “disability”, describes program eligibility, and shares how to apply for SSI.
2013 Annual Synar Reports: Tobacco Sales to Youth
SAMHSA is charged with implementing the Synar Amendment, which requires states to enact and enforce laws prohibiting the sale or distribution of tobacco to minors (PDF, 8 pages). Major findings from the Synar data compiled from states in 2013 include an upward trend in retailer violation rates, a decline in youth smokers who obtain their tobacco products in retail settings, and the achievement of the overall Synar goal by 50 states and the District of Columbia.
2012 Town Hall Meetings to Prevent Underage Drinking: Moving Communities Beyond Awareness to Action
This report presents the outcomes from a series of town hall meetings to educate communities about underage drinking and engage them in prevention efforts. Brief case studies that illustrate different approaches are included, as well as lessons learned in hosting successful events.
2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Adolescent and School Health published 2011 national, state, and local Youth Risk Behavior Survey results. These results show significant improvements in many health behaviors during the past two decades, as well as new possible risks resulting from an increased use of technology.
2013 Monitoring the Future Survey
The Monitoring the Future survey, conducted annually, measures the current drug use, and attitudes toward drugs, of students in grades 8, 10, and 12 across the country. Results included observed declines in the abuse of prescription opioids, alcohol, and cigarettes by teens, the use of synthetic marijuana, Vicodin, and salvia among twelfth graders, and the use of inhalants by eighth graders, but an increase in teens’ use of Adderall. The results also reveal that less than 40% of high school seniors believed that regular marijuana users risk harming themselves, meaning that the perception by seniors that regular marijuana may be dangerous is the lowest it has been since 1978.
2012 Monitoring the Future Survey
The National Institute on Drug Abuse published the results of the 2012 Monitoring the Future study, which is conducted annually to better understand drug abuse trends among eighth, tenth, and twelfth graders. The 2012 survey included information about the use of bath salts.
58 Million Americans Exposed to Secondhand Smoke: CDC
Despite an overall decline in smoking, 58 million nonsmokers are still being exposed to secondhand smoke, says data from the CDC. 40 percent of children aged 3 to 11 are breathing in secondhand smoke, with 70 percent of black children experiencing exposure.
A Shot of Truth: Myth Busting Excessive Alcohol Use
Excessive alcohol use is a serious problem and one that is also often misunderstood. This blog post busts some of the common myths about excessive alcohol use and provides information on responsible alcohol use.