Cooperative extension trains caseworkers to better counsel low-income clients on money management. Because it's hard to get good, objective information on investing, agents also teach clients the basics they need to make investments. A mutual funds program goes one step further and covers the language of investing, how to read a prospectus and newspaper financial pages, and how to match financial goals to different options. In Westmoreland County, 4-H volunteers formed a youth investment club. Through this experience, teens learn how the stock market works and the value of saving.
Life skills for urban, at-risk youth.
Of Edison's 560 students, at least 90 percent live at the poverty level or qualify for reduced or free lunches, many live in government-subsidized housing, and 54 percent belong to a racial minority. One hundred percent felt the programs should be offered to future third graders. Preparing quality applicants. The training includes safety and health, computer literacy, personal development, teamwork, technology, communications, math and manufacturing plant tours. The College of Agricultural Sciences life skills and workforce preparation programs are collaborative initiatives developed by the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education and Penn State Cooperative Extension.