Philadelphia Financial Scholars

philadelphia.financialscholars.org

Empowering Philadelphia Students and Their Families

We believe access to financial and entrepreneurship education is critical to overcoming systemic economic barriers.

Philadelphia Financial Scholars’ roots date back to 2016, when the FS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of FS Investments, partnered with the University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships to create a financial literacy program for high school students. Since that time, the program has expanded significantly and now includes in-class financial literacy education, after-school entrepreneurship training, a summer business accelerator program at The Wharton School, and a nights-and-weekends curriculum for the teachers, families and caregivers of our students. The program is currently operating in 15 schools, both public and charter, and has reached thousands of students and families.

Building on this proven model, members of the Philadelphia financial services community, as well as several law firms, accounting firms and community organizations, have come together to expand the program and reach more teachers, families and students with these critical financial literacy and entrepreneurship programs.

Note:  The above descriptive information came from the organization's home page.

In The News

• Bridging the Wealth Gap, Philadelphia Citizen, June 21, 2021.

See Also

• Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships