Empowering Youth Through Financial Literacy
The Youth Educational Empowerment Program has taught Financial Literacy since 1997.
Presentations
Over the years, YEEP has conducted over 15,000 Financial Literacy Presentations across the Midwest.
Empowering
YEEP has Empowered over 500,000 youth to make sound financial decisions.
Savings
YEEP has directly encourage youth to save over $1.5 million through unique savings opportunities.
Why Financial Literacy Matters
Financial Literacy matters because equips our youth with the knowledge and skills to make informed financial decisions. It empowers youth to build positive money habits, avoid debt traps, and plan for their future. By building financial understanding, we can reduce financial stress, break the cycle of poverty, and create a stable and equitable society. Financial literacy is essential for navigating life challenges and achieving long-term financial independence.
What we Offer
Our Programs and Resources
Interactive Workshops
Our interactive workshops bring financial literacy concepts to life through real-world scenarios and hands-on activities. Youths learn budgeting, savings, and smart spending habits in a fun and engaging environment that builds confidence and practical skills.
Comprehensive Curriculum
Our curriculum provides a structured approach to financial education, by covering essentials topics like money management, credit, and more. Our curriculum is tailored for various age groups to ensure the youth gain the knowledge they need to make informed financial decisions throughout their lives.
Engaging Events
From various community events, that include workshops and city-wide activities, our events connect youth and their families with resources to strengthen their financial understanding. These gatherings promote collaboration, celebrate learning, and inspire action toward financial empowerment.
Our Sponsors
The Youth Educational Empowerment Program would like to personally thank all of our current sponsors. Without your support, YEEP would not have the resources to properly equip our youth of tomorrow.
Become a Sponsor
Become a friend to our youth, to our community, to our future. By becoming a sponsor, you are investing into the future of our youth, and helping them to be equipped to make sound financial decisions.
YEEP Creed
Empowering Youth Through Positivity
Introduction
We believe that the words you speak light up the path of direction you will take. If you speak negatively, then you will tend to move in a negative direction. But, if you speak positively, you will tend to move in a more positive manner. To start every presentation that we do in a positive manner, we have created the YEEP Creed.
YEEP Creed
“I have the ability and knowledge, to take control of my financial future; by working towards goals I have set, I am destined for success; not influenced by negativity, I have my own identity; I will overcome problems and stress, or any other issues… to obtain my success!”
Areas of Expertise
Preparing our Youth for their Future
Empowerment
We believe that in order to affect change in the future, we need to empower our youth. We set them on a path to be better than they were the day before.
Financial Literacy
We educate and prepare our youth to adequately make financial decisions. We believe if we educate our youth today, our economy will be positively affected tomorrow.
Business Etiquette
Our staff is an “Emily Post” certified instructor; making positive impressions in the workplace is very important to an individual’s success.
Skills for Life
Teaching soft skills as well as varies skills in the Media Arts field to enhance the success of our youth through the empowerment process is very important.
Get Involved: Volunteer or Donate
Make a difference in the lives of our young people by supporting our mission! Whether you volunteer your time or make a donation, you can help empower youth with essential financial literacy skills. Together, we can equip the next generation with the tools they need to achieve financial independence and build a brighter future.
Contact Us
Help us in our mission to teach financial literacy to ages birth to 24 and their families; with a special emphasis on low-income communities.