Organization: LEGACY INSTITUTE FOR FINANCIAL
Mission: THE LEGACY INSTITUTE OF FINANCIAL EDUCATION EXISTS TO TEACH FINANCIAL LITERACY, CREATE ECONOMIC STABILITY, AND BUILD GENERATIONAL WEALTH.
Activities: THE JUZI SPOT - A FRUIT JUICE AND SMOOTHIE BAR WHICH PROVIDES INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO PURSUE A CAREER IN FOOD SERVICES.
FINANCIAL LITERACY - LIFE PROVIDES PERSONAL FINANCE AND INVESTMENTS EDUCATION THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING. THE CURRICULUM INCLUDES: UNDERSTANDING MONEY, BUDGETING, SAVING, IMPROVING CREDIT SCORES, HOMEOWNERSHIP, INVESTING, AND MORE.
NORTH LUFKIN COMMUNITY SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM (NLCSGP) - A SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE T.L.L. TEMPLE FOUNDATION AND ADMINISTERED BY THE LEGACY INSTITUTE FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS OF NORTH LUFKIN. GRANTABLE PROGRAMS ARE IN LINE WITH THE LISTENING TO THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY REPORT COMPLETED BY STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITYS SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK. GRANTS RANGE FROM 500 TO 5,000.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building