Moneytalk Financial Foundations

Helping families become financially stable.

Raul Duran volunteered to help with Global Ties KC Bank Account Workshop Activity

Lawrence Free State High School JAG-K - Bank Accounts

Turner Middle School - Mock Job Interviews

Bank Account Activity — Washington High School

Wyandotte High School - Mock Job Interview

Wyandotte High School - Budgeting Activity

Wyandotte High School - Insurance Activity

Financial Workshops

Learn financial life-skills

Financial workshops are a combination of fun, interactive, colorful life-skill lessons.

Learn financial life-skills

Financial workshops are a combination of fun, interactive, colorful life-skill lessons.

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Financial Coaching

Interested in financial coaching?

Financial coaching is a process where you, and your spouse if married or engaged, work with a coach to walk with you from where you are to where you want to be.

Interested in financial coaching?

Financial coaching is a process where you, and your spouse if married or engaged, work with a coach to walk with you from where you are to where you want to be.

Enroll

Moneytalk Academy

Want the best of both worlds?

Moneytalk Academy is a 6-week financial life-skill series including the workshop information and an opportunity to work with on your own situation. Academy series available for individual and marriage options.

Want the best of both worlds?

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Closer Look

Attend Closer Look Workshop

Closer Look workshops are FREE to attend and delve into the purpose, history, present, and future of Moneytalk.

Attend Closer Look Workshop

Closer Look workshops are FREE to attend and delve into the purpose, history, present, and future of Moneytalk.

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Fundraisers

School Supply Fundraiser

Over 1,059 students have received new backpacks and school supplies for Nieman & Shawanoe elementary schools in the Shawnee Mission School District. Both of these schools are Title 1 meaning they have a very high percentage of families in poverty.

The total cost was $38,142.78. We are still raising funds to pay for this blessing to these students, families, and teachers. Click on Learn More to find out how we were able to reduce the overall cost by over 20%.

Kansas Speedway Fundraiser

We need volunteers to help work a concession stand at the Kansas Speedway’s Hollywood Casino 400 race on Sunday, Oct 18th (reschedule date is Monday, Oct 19th).

The funds raised will be used toward the school supply expense deficit. The supplies have already been purchased, packed, delivered to the schools, and distributed to the students (except one item still in shipping). However, the individuals who previously committed to help fund this project are no longer responding and we are stuck scrambling to raise the funds. One vendor is allowing us to make weekly payments as long as we are paid off by mid December.

KS Community Service Income Tax Credit

Kansas offers state income tax credits as an incentive for individuals and businesses to support large projects for non-profits they would not be able to accomplish otherwise.

The donor receives 50% of the value of the donated money, services, stocks, bonds, personal property, and real estate in income tax credits for that tax year’s Kansas state income tax. It is truly a win-win situation.

Grant application due May 31, 2021.

Sponsor & Volunteer opportunities

Check out the Support opportunities available for upcoming events, workshops, academy sessions, and more.

While many events benefit by having volunteers, there are usually financial opportunities to support, donate, or sponsor as well.

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What people are saying

"Group activities were much more fun with guest speaker. This opened my eye to newer ways to learn about consumer education. It prepared me as young adults about getting my first job, car, and credit.” AND "I liked the speaker that visited on Fridays. It was great idea to learn important topics with fund activities. Doing the activities made us more focused and we learned more."

“The inmates at the Joint Regional Confinement Facility are also very grateful for the financial class that Ms McGarry has been teaching. Her “Moneytalk” manuals are well organized and quite comprehensive. She is providing financial tools to inmates that are helping them build strong financial foundations. Because of Ms McGarry’s work, the financial literacy of our inmates has increased dramatically. Therefore, her work will have an impact on reducing our inmate recidivism rate.”

“Since taking this class I have been able to almost triple my income which has been very rewarding for my family and I. Plus I have been able to to decrease my debt by a good amount. Still moving forward to increase my income and become debt free. I found that I have gained more self respect than when I started the program.”

“My goals for students was to help them to dream, to set goals, to give them hope and help them believe that success is possible with determination, effort and educational opportunities made available to them. Teresa and MoneyTalk helped to make this possible by engaging students in learning about finances and budgeting in ways that were practical and fun. Her hands-on and interactive approach got students’ attention more than our typical classroom learning approach. Her approach to problem solving helped me to be a better teacher.”

You have been incredibly responsive to our needs! We could not have asked for a better community partner! You have put in an extraordinary amount of work of this! Thank you! Thank you! What a wonderful gift for our students!

Excited is an understatement. I wish that you could be there every time I am able to share with staff in person the gift you have given the staff and our families. Thank you again for an amazing gift – I am not sure we will ever find a way to fully express our gratitude but please know YOU have made a HUGE difference for all of us!

Moneytalk Financial Foundations

Helping families become financially stable.

What We Do

Financial Workshops

Learn financial life-skills

Learn financial life-skills

Financial Coaching

Interested in financial coaching?

Interested in financial coaching?

Moneytalk Academy

Want the best of both worlds?

Want the best of both worlds?

Closer Look

Attend Closer Look Workshop

Attend Closer Look Workshop

Fundraisers

Some Feedbacks

What people are saying

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