1. If you or your organization are actively engaged in promoting personal financial literacy amoung youth, we invite you to share details so it can listed on the AJC website.

2. The Alabama Jump$tart Coalition is a charitable 501(c)3, not-for-profit organization . As such, in-kind donations such as the printing of promotional materials or hosting of meetings and events are greatly appreciated. The Coalition also welcomes monetary contributions. For more information on making a donation to the Alabama Jump$tart Coalition, please contact Dr. Stephanie Rauterkus by email at srauter@uab.edu or by phone at 205-934-8857.

3. To make a difference locally, organizations and individuals have several options:

Members: Volunteer to work with a local school or district to provide classroom presentations or teacher support.

Educators: Incorporate personal finance lessons in your classroom lessons. To learm more, please contact Tina DeBruyne at the Alabama Department of Education. She can be reached at 334-242-9294

Policy Makers: Consider ways to incorporate personal finance education into your school's curriculum and teacher professional development programs. Remember, too, that you need not reinvent the wheel. The National Jump$tart Coalition can help you identify successful models. www.jumpstart.org or call 1-888-45EDUCATE.

Parents: Begin teaching your student about personal finance at a young age and continue to reinforce these skills through college. Resources to help reach your child can be obtained at http://www.jumpstart.org/search.cfm