How Non-Profit Pockets Change Uses Hip Hop to Teach Financial Literacy
The non-profit group Pockets Change is using hip hop to bolster financial literacy among youths. Cheddar News reporter Michelle Castillo spoke to Andrea Ferrero-Haggerty, the executive director of Pockets Change, about her approach to teaching young people how to navigate their finances. "When I was stepping out of the house and heading off to college, there were a lot of things that I had to learn really fast by making mistakes, and I want more of our students to be able to unpack those money myths that permeate our communities," she said.
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