Healthy, Wealthy, & Wise

Learning to Improve Financial Health, Increase Wealth,
and Make Wise Consumer Choices

Take control of your financial future and brush up on your financial literacy
skills by attending a workshop in the Mississippi Delta counties of
Claiborne, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren and Yazoo.

 

United Way of West Central Mississippi has been awarded a two year grant to be used to teach financial literacy skills in a workshop format in the Mississippi Delta counties of Claiborne, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren and Yazoo. The workshop series, known as  “Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise” will bring much needed awareness to the region it will serve!

This program is made possible by a grant from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation through a partnership with United Way Worldwide.

The financial resource to be used is an existing program. “Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise,” a financial education program provided by the Mississippi State University Extension Service, is a consumer education and financial workshop series that demonstrates how to avoid financial problems while teaching ways to improve financial health, increase wealth, and to make wise consumer choices. Best of all – it’s free!!

Twelve (12) topics will be presented in a total of 6 workshops. All workshops will address the basic financial information that participants will need to build financial independence. Each topic consists of a 4-5 page written publication with hands-on activities, a video, and additional teaching resources.

For more information on how you may become involved or how your organization may be of assistance, please contact Project Manager Ernestine Bilbrew at 601-559-7131 or send an email to ebilbrew@bellsouth.net.