Boston Saves interviewed Family Champion Maimouna Bah, a Boston resident of some 16 years. Maimouna migrated to the United States from the Republic of Guinea in 2006, eventually settling in Boston to be closer to extended family. After attending middle and
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Boston Saves gives BPS families a financial boost for their children’s futures in the New Year
More than 1,300 Boston Public Schools (BPS) families have earned a total of $32,825 for their children’s futures through a special New Year’s promotional offer from Boston Saves, the City of Boston’s children’s savings account program. Boston Saves announced
Students and families get excited to save at Boston Saves welcome events
From January through March 2019, nearly 200 families attended welcome events to learn how they and their children could participate in Boston Saves, the City of Boston’s children’s savings account program. The events were hosted at the eleven BPS schools
Santander Bank Supports Boston’s Financial Empowerment with $200,000 Grant
Santander Bank and the Mayor’s Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) have announced that the Boston-based bank is providing a $200,000 grant in support of OFE’s financial education and economic development work for City residents. The OFE will use the grant to
New Children’s Savings Account Program, “Boston Saves,” Introduced to Pilot Schools
The pilot version of Boston Saves, the city’s new children’s savings account (CSA) program, rolled out eye-level with its beneficiary audience – kindergarteners – in early November to teach them about saving money. At Roosevelt K-8 School in Hyde Park, Miss Money and the Coins
Exciting new opportunities for OFE to partner with the National League of Cities!
The National League of Cities (NLC) has invited Boston and four other cities to participate in a new Children’s Savings Account (CSA) learning collaborative cohort. This will enhance and support Boston’s own CSA pilot program that is expected to launch
Boston Saves! Schools Lead the Way on Children’s Savings Account Pilot Program
Communities across the United States have started launching children’s savings account (CSA) programs to help families save for their children’s college futures. But Boston’s CSA program, whose pilot is set to launch in Fall 2016, stands out in an important
Tuition-Free Community College for Boston Public School grads!
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Boston Public Schools Superintendent Tommy Chang recently launched a tuition-free community college plan, which provides a cost-effective entry point into higher education for Boston’s young people. “The single most effective way to break down the social
Mayor Walsh launches Children’s Savings Account program!
Addressing income inequality is a priority for Mayor Martin J. Walsh, and he has articulated a vision for the City of Boston that focuses on prosperity for Boston’s families. In 2014, he created the Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE), and