Power Up! for Fiscal Fitness for Educators
The University of Maryland Extension’s Your Money, Your Goals program provides financial tools and resources for social workers, human service providers, and community volunteers. The program also includes training on how to use these tools to support others in achieving financial wellness.
Power Up! for Fiscal Fitness for Adults
Your Money, Your Goals
This program offers a set of financial empowerment materials designed for organizations that support individuals in meeting their financial goals. The materials focus on building knowledge, skills, and access to financial resources.
Master Money Mentors
Master Money Mentor volunteers work one‑on‑one with individuals to help them set financial goals and improve basic money management skills. Volunteers may also provide group financial education classes and participate in community outreach events.
The University of Maryland Extension Master Money Mentor Volunteer Training Program is designed for individuals who want to strengthen their own financial skills while helping others build strong financial foundations.
Personal Finance Programs
Programs are available for all family members, including tweens, teens, college‑bound young adults, and adults. Participants will learn how to:
• Manage budgets
• Set financial goals
• Manage debt
• Plan for college
• Prepare for retirement
Eviction Prevention Education
This program provides financial management classes to tenants, helping them build the knowledge and skills needed to make informed budgeting decisions, pay rent on time, reduce unnecessary expenses, and increase savings.
A second component of the program provides professional‑development seminars for frontline staff in rental housing and human services agencies. Staff are encouraged to become mentors to tenants in need of financial‑management support.
