Good Neighbor Stories (Financial LIteracy)
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2017
November
14,
2017
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00:00 AM
America/Chicago
State Farm and local CASA team up to help older foster youth get the financial education they need to succeed.
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September
06,
2017
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09:11 AM
America/Chicago
Life. You don't always know what's 'in the cards.'
Meet Sarah Fitterer. A 28-year-old high school graduate turned dental assistant. Sarah, her husband and their two children live in Newark, Ohio. Her husband is on disability and …
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July
05,
2017
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08:59 AM
America/Chicago
Military veteran Larry Lewis has been called a hero, a helper and a friend. But in recent years, he’s earned another name: Money Smart.
Lewis, of Little Rock, Arkansas spent 25 years in the U.S. Navy, before deciding to serve his country in …
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April
07,
2017
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06:52 AM
America/Chicago
State Farm and Junior Achievement work together to provide much needed financial education to Houston middle school students.
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2016
December
07,
2016
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
Imagine being a working parent who relies on public transit to get to and from work. You get a call from your child’s school while at work. They are sick and you have to pick them up immediately. What do you do?
This was Melissa Blue …
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October
18,
2016
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
State Farm and WME Live’s Together, announce Sabrina Lamb as New York’s ‘Dream Achiever’ honoree.
Lamb is the founding chief executive officer of the World of Money, a leading provider of financial education to youth in …
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October
18,
2016
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
Are American children getting information on how to manage their financial life from their schools and upbringing?
Solo performer and author Sabrina Lamb heard this question at a financial planning seminar. She conducted a little research and …
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September
29,
2016
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
State Farm and WME Live’s Together, announce Melody Bell as Portland’s ‘Dream Achiever’ honoree.
In 2005, she co-founded Financial Beginnings and started delivering financial classes to schools. In addtion, Bell revived …
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September
29,
2016
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
Americans struggling to get out of suffocating debt. That’s what Melody Bell saw every day in her financial career working collections at a department store.
In her next career role she helped people who had fallen behind on their financial …
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September
13,
2016
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
March
29,
2016
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00:00 AM
America/Chicago
Ever hear the saying, “The way to a mans heart is through his stomach?” With teens, the way to their heart - and their mind - is through music.
The High School for the Recording Arts (HSRA) aka “Hip Hop High …
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2015