AAFCS is pleased to announce the availability of a second
set of materials for use with youths and adults who are
eager to explore a timely public policy issue. The Financial
Fitness…It’s Priceless materials were designed to assist
citizens in deliberating public policy approaches to problems
associated with poor financial literacy and lack of financial
security. AAFCS members are encouraged to facilitate forums
using these materials in their communities in coming months.
It is hoped these forums will result in the identification
of common ground regarding this issue and meaningful ways
to take action. Members of an advisory board composed of
personal finance-related experts employed by relevant external
entities, as well as members of AAFCS, were consulted individually
and collectively on numerous occasions during the development
process. Their insights were invaluable to the process of
analyzing the nature and scope of the problem of financial
illiteracy. Equally important were their visions regarding
possible solutions. Another deliberation guide sponsored
by AAFCS, Sizing Up America, was used as a model,
as were National Issues Forum materials published by the
Charles F. Kettering Foundation.