By: David Anderson, President and CEO, W!se October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. While physical abuse is the most obvious form of abuse, domestic violence is not just physical. It also involves emotional, social, psychological, and financial coercion. The last of these is especially prevalent. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 94-99% of… Read More
2023 Financial Literacy Ambassador Award Announced
New York, NY – August 29, 2023 Working in Support of Education (W!se), a national educational nonprofit, has announced the five winners of the 2023 Financial Literacy Ambassador Award. W!se created the Award with generous sponsorship from FLO mentors, a group of W!se volunteers who are passionate about helping young people improve their personal finance… Read More
Working in Support of Education Receives Grant from the T. Rowe Price Foundation
Working in Support of Education Receives Grant from the T. Rowe Price Foundation Media Contact: Samantha Spina | 212-421-2700 | sspina(at)wise-ny.org New York, NY – Working in Support of Education (W!se) is pleased to announce it has received a new generous grant from the T. Rowe Price Foundation to support our W!se Institute and Financial Literacy… Read More
Working in Support of Education Receives Grant from the Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation
Media Contact: Samantha Spina | 212-421-2700 | sspina@wise-ny.org New York, NY – Working in Support of Education (W!se) is pleased to announce it has received a generous grant from the Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation to support the Quality of Life INNOVATIONS (QLI) Program. QLI invites high school students to become social entrepreneurs by using… Read More
“100 Best W!se High Schools Teaching Personal Finance Rankings Announced”
New York, NY – April 28, 2023 Working in Support of Education (W!se), a national nonprofit, announced the 2023 “100 Best W!se High Schools Teaching Personal Finance” during a ceremony sponsored by Voya Financial®. This year’s first-place school is Academies of West Memphis in West Memphis, Arkansas. Richmond Community High School from Virginia, High School… Read More
From Overwhelmed to Empowered: How Understanding Your Debt Can Change Your Life
Debt is a fact of life for many people, and it can have a profound impact on their financial well-being. Understanding your debt and taking steps to manage it can be life-changing. In order to maintain proper financial health, it’s vital to keep track of all the debt that you’re currently holding onto so that… Read More
5th Annual EGE Sustainability and the Next Generation Workforce Conference
5th Annual EGE Sustainability and the Next Generation Workforce Conference March 7, 2023 Sponsored by Con Edison, Deutsche Bank, and UFT The W!se Institute’s Engineered Green Economics (EGE “edge”) conference works to advance sustainability education, address the concerns of young people today and help cultivate the next generation of workers. The 2023 Conference will focus… Read More
Wells Fargo Foundation Supports W!se Financial Literacy and W!se Institute Programs
Media Contact: Samantha Spina | 212-421-2700 | sspina@wise-ny.org New York, NY – Working in Support of Education (W!se) is pleased to announce it has received a generous $75,000 grant from Wells Fargo Foundation to support the Financial Literacy Certification program and the W!se Institute in the 2022-23 school year. “Our longstanding partnership with Wells Fargo… Read More
T. Rowe Price Foundation Supports Working in Support of Education (W!se)
Media Contact: Samantha Spina | 212-421-2700 | sspina@wise-ny.org New York, NY – Working in Support of Education (W!se) is pleased to announce it has received a generous grant from T. Rowe Price Foundation to support its educational programs. W!se’s mission is to improve economic mobility through financial literacy & college and career readiness. Among the… Read More
“Diminishing Stigma of LGBTQ+ Student Mental Health” Places First at QLI Awards
NEW YORK, N.Y.– On Tuesday, June 7, Working in Support of Education (W!se) held the 27th Annual Quality of Life INNOVATIONS (QLI) Awards Ceremony at PwC on Madison Ave, New York City. High school students from the five boroughs participated in developing innovative solutions to quality of life issues in their communities with eight teams… Read More