On Sunday June 11 we were honored to have been invited to the 416th Civil Affairs Battalion Family Day and Briefing Event. Our Community Outreach Coordinator, Felipe Arevalo had the opportunity to present to the nearly 250 Army Reservist and their families. After the presentation, SDFLC and other community organizations, we took part in a […]

During Bite of Reality, every student downloads the app on to their phone at the start of the simulation and each student is given a random profile. Each profile will give the student information about their new life; occupation, salary, spouse information (if applicable) and debt. Together with the other volunteers, we sat at tables […]

In June, we took our Smart With You Money Financial Opportunity Clinic, presented by the Foundation For Financial Planning with support from State Farm, to the East County. Our Host for the June event was the East County Career Center (ECCC) in El Cajon. We wanted to send a big thank you to the ECCC […]

For the SDFLC, financial literacy is a year-round thing! However we enjoy when we are joined by other non-profits, for profits and government entities each April, to highlight the importance of good personal finances. We take the month seriously and made an extra effort to get out in the community. In fact, SDFLC partners volunteers […]

We are proud to announce that we are now part of the 2-1-1 San Diego SDUnited network for veterans! As one of the vetted service providers we are able to join a group of like-minded organizations that are looking to provide services to veterans and military individuals. Being part of this network allows us to […]

April was a busy month including one day where we gave seven presentations! Tuesday, April 25 was definitely busy – and fun. The morning started with three presentations at Mesa College, and the topics were credit and investing 101. At three o’clock we had our community outreach coordinator and director of community outreach presenting simultaneous […]

To end financial literacy month with a bang, we hosted our second Smart With Your Money Financial Opportunity Clinic presented by the Foundation for Financial Planning with support from State Farm. This Live Well signature event was set up to provide pro bono financial planning services to residents in North County. As a Live Well […]

As part of our Wave of the Future program we enjoy going to college campuses and talking to the students to encourage positive money habit early. This month we started a series of presentations for the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office at UC San Diego. The first three presentations of the series: budgeting, credit reports […]

On April 25th we conducted a wave of the future presentation for college students at San Marcos High School. We are constantly contacted by high school teachers asking for presentations to better prepare their students for college and our Wave of the Future program provides just that. With the support of our donors and grantors […]