Event:  04.30.13 Be Moneywise Day at JA Finance Park with Toyota Financial Service

Toyota Financial Services is committed to “Making Life Easier” for communities where our associates live and work by providing educational opportunities for underserved children, teens, and young adults through mentorship and life skills programs.  Visit tfsinthecommunity.com for more info.

Be Moneywise Day is part of the month-long celebration of Making Life Easier and continues ongoing partnership with Junior Achievement of Southern California. For this TFS event, JA Finance Park is hosting 100 students from Miguel Contreras Learning Center.

JA Finance Park replicates a small city with storefronts that represent actual businesses. Students are given a “life situation profile” for the day detailing their annual salary, taxes, family situation, etc. Using their assigned profiles, students work to create a balanced monthly budget while making decisions regarding housing, transportation, insurance, savings, entertainment expenses and much more. They will even decide on which vehicle to purchase at the Toyota dealership. Volunteers mentor small groups of students throughout their day at JA Finance Park.

Junior Achievement of Southern California was founded in 1954. In Los Angeles, JA Finance Park began serving students in 2008.  For more info:  jasocal.org

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