More than 25,000 teachers from all 50 states have registered to use the curriculum.As the primary fo...

1. Take Charge America Sends 15 Educators to National
Personal Finance Training
More than 25,000 teachers from all 50 states have registered to use the curriculum.
As the primary founder and sponsor, Take Charge America helped create FEFE in 2001 and has
remained committed to the program ever since. Founded in 1987, the organization has helped more
than 1.6 million consumers nationwide manage their personal finances and debts. FEFE is housed
under the Take Charge America Institute for Consumer Financial Education and Research at the
University of Arizona.
About Take Charge America, Inc.
Take Charge America, Inc., a non-profit financial education, credit counseling, housing counseling
and debt management agency, is dedicated to helping consumers nationwide improve their financial
futures.
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Take Charge America, Inc., a national non-profit credit counseling
and debt management agency based in Phoenix, donated $15,000 to Family Economics & Financial
Education (FEFE), a program providing middle and high school teachers nationwide with free
personal finance curriculum and training.
The gift enabled 15 educators from Arizona, California, Colorado, Virginia, Washington and
Pennsylvania to receive scholarships to attend the FEFE National Educator Training in Tucson, Ariz.,
this June, where they learned how to incorporate FEFE's personal finance lesson plans into their
classrooms.

2. This is the fourth year Take Charge
America has provided funds for teacher
scholarships, which now totals $69,000,
in addition to more than $4 million in
program funding it has provided
throughout the past decade.
"FEFE provides teachers with the skills
needed to boost our kids' financial
literacy at a time when it's needed more
than ever. To learn more, visit
www.takechargeamerica.org or call
(888) 822-9193.
. The program now impacts
approximately 750,000 students
annually. We are very proud and
fortunate to be able to support the
organization, and will continue to seek
out additional ways we can help," said Mike Sullivan, director of education for Take Charge America.
FEFE is a turnkey program with more than 100 lesson plans spanning budgeting, savings, housing,
paychecks, taxes, investing, consumer protection and more. During FEFE's first year, 50 teachers
reached about 1,200 students with its personal finance lesson plans