Youth financial education programme expands to support most vulnerable
Fiona Simpson
Friday, August 19, 2022
Youth organisations supporting the most vulnerable young people are set to benefit from the expansion of a financial education programme.
BBC Children in Need and HSBC UK have joined forces with charity Young Enterprise to adapt its Money Heroes programme for young people experiencing a range of challenges, including disabled children and young people, care-experienced children and young people, young carers and those affected by poverty.
Children in Need has identified 100 voluntary organisations across the UK to take part in delivering the adapted programme, such as after school and sports clubs, organisations working with care leavers and youth clubs.
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Each organisation will receive two hours of training delivered by a financial education expert from Young Enterprise, followed by up to eight hours of mentoring to continue to support them in delivering the programme to the children they support.
They will also receive a resource pack containing physical and digital resources including practitioner guides, activity booklets, board games and books.
Money Heroes resources have been adapted to increase accessibility, based on feedback from focus groups with participating organisations, and now include books in braille and large print as well as British Sign Language signed videos, audiobooks, and an early-reader e-book.
The programme aims to support 10,000 young people experiencing a range of needs and challenges with access to financial education over the next 12 months.
Claire Hoyle, commercial director of BBC Children in Need said: “With the cost-of-living crisis intensifying and more children experiencing poverty, it’s more critical than ever that children and young people have equal opportunity to develop skills and start building for their future.”
Russell Winnard, chief operating officer at Young Enterprise added: “Ensuring the materials are as accessible as possible for a wide variety of need and ability has been a crucial part of this expansion. Managing money is a key life skill and all young people should be afforded the opportunity to develop such skills for the future.”
