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Senate committee hears Block Builders Foundation request for multiyear funding for youth financial‑literacy program
Summary
Senators and testifiers described a 12‑week program run by Block Builders Foundation that provides financial literacy and job‑preparation training for youth; the bill, Senate File 818, was laid over for possible inclusion.
Senator Pate presented Senate File 818 on behalf of Block Builders Foundation, asking the committee to consider state support for the foundation's 12‑week financial‑literacy and job‑preparation program for teenagers.
The foundation's executive director, Derek Spencer, told the committee, “Our mission is to help young people build brighter financially secure futures by equipping them with essential financial and life skills.” He said the program served 40 youth in 2024, graduated 40 participants, and placed 30 in jobs “with the hourly rate... between 14 and $15 an hour.”
Ebony Sampson, who developed the financial‑literacy curriculum used in the program, described the instructional approach: “The first half of our…
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