FOCUS ON THE FUTURE
Building Personal Financial
Management Skills
for New Mexico high school students
THE PROGRAM THE NEW MEXICO COALITION FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION
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Young people today face a bewildering array of financial choices. Whether entering the work force directly out of high school, going into military service, or pursuing additional educational opportunities, the new graduate must make decisions that can affect his or her life for years to come. The Focus on the Future program equips high school students with the tools they need to make appropriate decisions regarding saving, investing, and the prudent use of credit. Focus on the Future is a special event presented by local community volunteers who work with students during regular school hours in the classroom. In the two-hour program, students get practical guidance on:
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THE PROGRAM
The Focus team consists of volunteers from the local business community, whose grasp of the subject matter and enthusiasm for their chosen fields makes for a lively and informative discussion.
The two-hour Focus on the Future event and accompanying student workbook covers:
- Investing
Miss New Mexico 2006, Christina Hall talks to Santa Fe High School students about her own personal experience as a victim of Identity Theft. Protecting young people from identity theft, credit card fraud and other financial crimes is one of the primary goals of the Focus program.
Interested in scheduling a Focus on the Future presentation for your school?
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FOCUS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS
Focus on the Future volunteers include bankers, insurance brokers, investment advisers, CPAs and other financial professionals. As residents of the local community and often graduates of the high school they’re visiting, the Focus volunteers provide valuable role models for young people considering a career in the financial services industry.
Interested in becoming part of the Focus team in your community?
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WHO ARE WE?
Focus Foundation is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to forming partnerships between New Mexico’s schools and our state’s business community to raise the ‘financial IQ’ of graduating high school seniors. For nearly 20 years, we have been working with high school students to provide them with the tools they need to spend wisely, manage their use of credit, and save and invest for their futures.
More than 90,000 New Mexico high school students have participated in the project since its creation.
The two secrets of our success are:
- First, our use of a format that engages students and encourages a lively discussion.
- Second, our teams of financial professionals from the local community, who communicate their own enthusiasm for their chosen fields.
During the course of the just completed semester, 26 Focus presentations reached approximately 8,000 students in various school districts throughout New Mexico. There were 45 presentations given during the semester. New school districts added in this past semester included Cuba, Kirtland, Santa Theresa and Gadsden.
A revised and updated student workbook was introduced at the beginning of the fall semester, with new sections added covering identity theft, trusts, budgeting and financial planning. The workbook is a collaborative effort that included input from the New Mexico Securities Division, PNM (Public Service Company of New Mexico), Focus Foundation board members and several of our Focus volunteers
The workbook, like the presentation it accompanies, emphasizes the importance of establishing lasting relationships with financial professionals, especially in the areas of banking, insurance, credit management, home buying and investing.
Interested in becoming part of the Focus team in your community?
E-mail us to learn more! Focus21@comcast.net
2008 FOCUS HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS SCHEDULE
| DATE | LOCATION | TIME |
| March 5, 2008 | Jal High School | 12:20 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. |
| March 11, 2008 | San Jon High School | 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
| March 13, 2008 | Grants High School | 09:00 a.m. – Noon |
| March 18, 2008 | Ft. Sumner High School | 08:00 a.m. – 09:10 a.m. |
| March 18, 2008 | Tucumcari High School | 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
| March 19, 2008 | Santa Fe High School | 08:40 a.m. – 09:40 a.m. |
| March 25, 2008 | Ft. Sumner High School | 08:00 a.m. – 09:10 a.m. |
| March 26, 2008
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Santa Fe High School | 08:40 a.m. – 09:40 a.m. |
| April 1, 2008 | Animas High School | 09:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
| April 8 , 2008 | Melrose High School | 09:25 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
| April 9, 2008 | El Dorado High School | 8:10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. (2 sessions) |
| April 10, 2008 | El Dorado High School | 8:10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. (2 sessions) |
| April 15, 2008 | Logan High School | 10:00 a.m. – Noon |
| April 25, 2008
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Hot Springs High School | 09:35 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. |
Interested in becoming part of the Focus team in your community?
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THE NEW MEXICO COALITION FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION
In 2006, the Focus Foundation is significantly expanding the scope of its activities by partnering with the New Mexico Coalition for Financial Education to promote financial literacy, basic economic education and investor education programs in New Mexico.
Formed in January 2006, the New Mexico Coalition for Financial Education is a voluntary organization of non profit associations, educators, businesses, government representatives and individuals from throughout the state of New Mexico.
Our goal is to help all New Mexicans gain the knowledge, skills and confidence necessary to successfully manage and improve their personal finances.
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This page last updated 28 Feb 08