Budgeting & Saving
Students make choices within a sample budget and see how spending can affect a savings goal.
Workshop detailsSkillSpring · Jersey City
Welcome to SkillSpring Foundation.
A student-led nonprofit initiative fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3), bringing practical financial literacy and entrepreneurship education to young people.
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What students work on
Credit & Financial Decisions
Students compare sample choices and talk through their tradeoffs and longer-term effects.
Workshop detailsEntrepreneurship
Students shape an idea, consider who it helps, and present it in a mock business pitch.
Workshop detailsWhere we’ve run workshops
Boys & Girls Club, school sites at PS 15 and PS 41, and Jersey City Public Libraries.
Bring a SkillSpring workshop to your students.
Schools, libraries, and youth organizations can request a workshop. Volunteers can get in touch to help teach and prepare lessons.