The problem: Youth making money decisions.

The educational program response;  Youth enjoyed role playing in earning, buying and using money for merchandise for their pretend of being on their own.

The participants/target audience: 4th grade

Other partners (if applicable) Youth Service Center Directors, Business teachers from the High School and their students, 

Program impact or participant response:  The Dollars and Sense Program successfully introduced over 225 - 4th graders to a 1/2 day of real world application of earning and spending their money wisely.  Over 90% of the students used their skills to try to spend their money wisely.  100% of the students admitted that it was a hard job to make ends meet with their income and 10% couldn't make it to the end of the month's bills.