Money Matters

At Money Matters 4 Youth, we believe that exposure to financial literacy can change lives.
We call our students investors because they’re our investment in the future. 

Youth ages 8 – 18 who attend Money Matters 4 Youth will receive:

  • The opportunity to begin an online stock portfolio
  • A stock portfolio as an inducement to save for college 
  • A Vision Board
  • Internship and job assistance and Interviewing skills
  • The opportunity to become a youth counselor 
  • A link to community services based on need
  • Public speaking skills 
  • Five avenues of income streams each day
  • Opportunities for scholarships and scholarship information
  • Taking stock in their futures
  • Business etiquette
  • Life skills
  • Entrepreneurship – they will start their own business!
  • Cooking and healthy eating skills
  • Ballroom dance lessons 
  • Budgeting skills
  • How to write thank you notes
  • How to give back to their community
  • Golf lessons (most business deals are made on the golf course!)
  • The art of investing photography
  • How to plant a financial garden
  • They will learn that Success Benefits Others First
  • It’s about Wealthcare –  we teach them to obtain wealth, but most of all to care. You never meet a poor giver!

Detroit Impact is a 501(c) (3) non-profit charitable organization operating as a part of a vision of community development, focusing on Detroit’s West side neighborhoods.