CFA San Francisco

Financial Literacy

Mission Statement Current Activities Committee Membership Current Sponsors

Bay Area Financial Education Foundation (BAFEF)

The Bay Area Financial Education Foundation seeks to provide Funding to enhance the financial education and research programs for the benefit of the San Francisco Bay Area, both among CFASF membership and the community at large, in keeping with the standards embodied in the CFA® designation. More...

Financial Literacy

Mission Statement

"Our mission is to inspire career interest in the financial services industry and to educate Bay Area youth in matters of personal financial management."

Current Activities

WALL STREET JOURNAL EDUCATION EDITIONCFASF's Financial Literacy Committee is proud to sponsor Bay Area high school libraries and classrooms through this program. By providing high school students with the education edition of the Journal, it exposing them to the publication and gives them an understanding of the financial markets. After several years of involvement, the Committee is now working to ensure that all appropriate schools are receiving the paper and are making the best use of it for their students. For more information go to http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/index.html.

SCHOOL-TO-CAREERThe committee is lending support to the San Francisco Unified School District School-to-Career regional occupational program. The program's objective is to make education relevant through "pathway programs." Currently, business/finance academies have been established at two high schools, where the structure and curriculum of the National Academy Foundation in New York is followed.

In addition to math and reading, this academy offers economic, financial planning and accounting electives. Also, paid internships for 11th grade students are arranged during the summer break with local companies. For 12th graders, the program builds on the internship experience by providing the opportunity to take a community college course in the topic.

Committee involvement is in the following areas:

Teaching sessions in financial literacy using the NAF curriculum and adding real world experience.
Supporting student internships. SFUSD has 150 students to place for six weeks per placement. Goal is worksite learning and students receive a stipend. All legal aspects are coordinated by the program. View a 2-page fact sheet about the internship program.

Committee Membership

Chair: Bert Bangayan, CFA

Members:


Edgar Corral	Dick Fletcher, CFA	Scott Hafeli, CFA
Susan Morse, CFA

Current Sponsors

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