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Foster Youth Money Guides

The Casey Foundation and the National Endowment for Financial Education jointly published this series of guidebooks expressly for use by foster children and teens to educate them about personal finance and empower them to make sound decisions about reaching their future goals. They were developed after speaking with foster parents, youth counselors, social workers, and other foster care professionals.

Caregiver's Handbook for Money Pals: "Being Cool with Cash" and "I Know Where I'm Going (But Will My Cash Keep Up?)

This guidebook supplements the two-part guides, "Money Pals" and "I Know Where I'm Going," spelling out a curriculum schedule, activities, and prompts for conversations with foster children, ages 8 to 15, about financial skills. more >>

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I Know Where I'm Going (But Will My Cash Keep Up?): Part One

Part one of this two-part guide is a workbook designed to stimulate conversations with foster children, ages 12 to 15, about money values, attitudes toward money, setting goals, planning spending, and using a bank. There is a focus on using mathematics to solve practical word problems related to budgeting. Part I of the Foster Youth Money Guide Series. more >>

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I Know Where I'm Going (But Will My Cash Keep Up?): Part Two

This workbook is designed to stimulate conversations with foster children, ages 12 to 15, about investing money, being a savvy shopper, and using a credit card. It deals with personal responsibility, planning a career, sharing with others--both financially and in other ways, and setting long-term aspirations. more >>

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Money Pals: Being Cool with Cash, Part One

This workbook is designed to teach foster children, ages 8 to 11, practical skills about using money, like counting money, distinguishing between a need and a want, and earning extra money. It also teaches saving skills, like saving for later or saving for something special, using a bank, and understanding credit cards. more >>

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Money Pals: Being Cool with Cash, Part Two

This workbook is designed to teach foster children, ages 8 to 11, practical skills about spending money, like keeping a spending diary, identifying where money goes, being a smart shopper, and understanding advertising. It also includes sections on sharing with others--both financially and in other ways-- and setting long-term aspirations. more >>

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