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 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
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
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