What Makes Us Different
What We Do
Financial Beginnings is a nonprofit, public benefit, organization that provides finance education to youth and young adults in the Pacific Northwest. Financial Beginnings provides all programs at no cost to participants.
Our Mission
Financial Beginnings empowers youth and adults to take control of their financial future. We provide educational programs that incorporate all aspects of personal finance to give individuals the foundation they need to make informed financial decisions.
Current Events
From Left Bottom: Variny Paladino, Oregon Jump$tart Coalition, Senator Rick Metsger, Jen Lewis, Senator Metsger’s Office, Melody Thompson, Financial Beginnings, top: Nick Allard, KGW, Cody Galloway, Harlo Media, David Bell, Operation Hope
Photo: LeeAnn Gauthier
Photo: LeeAnn Gauthier
On behalf all of the students, teachers, volunteers, staff, and board of Financial Beginnings I would like to thank you for another successful event!
Melody Thompson, Financial Beginnings' Executive
Director, and Former Portland Trail Blazer, Michael
Harper, drawing the winner of the Smartcar.
Congratulations to Kris Hunt! Thank you Tigard Subway for this generous donation and incredibly fun event!
Platinum Sponsors
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Did You Know?
From Our Students…
| "Financial Beginnings really gave us a jump start in knowing about money. The way she put what she was teaching into everyday scenarios make it a lot more fun and I wanted to stay involved." |
Shocking Statistic of the Day
| The average household with debt carries approximately $10,000 to $12,000 in total revolving debt and has 9 credit cards. |
| (Source: Jump$tart Coalition, 2005) |