The Singleton Foundation For Financial Literacy & Entrepreneurship Announces The Tucson Community Commitment

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THE ANGEL, October 7, 2021 / PRNewswire / – The Singleton Foundation for Financial Literacy & Entrepreneurship, the nonprofit that harnesses the power of entertainment to motivate and inspire viewers to take control of their financial futures, today announces its first Community Commitment Pilot Program in the City of Tucson, Arizona. This free, first-of-its-kind, six-month program gives everyone in the community access to digital information and tools to develop the skills they need to plan their financial future with confidence. Working with local industry leaders, the foundation launches the program with a full learning system to guide users through the top finance and entrepreneurship topics and education with fun and entertaining content to encourage community members to see themselves as CEOs of their own lives. The program, which is available in both English and Spanish, is multi-faceted with inspiring and fun video content, interactive learning activities, hands-on entrepreneur workshops and the Venture Valley mobile and PC game that will be launched during this initiative.

With the three main components of the Singleton Foundation’s mission, community members can use and view the free content to start the conversation about money, develop financial skills, and inspire entrepreneurship and small businesses. The components are:

• Millions of stories media
  This free digital channel harnesses the power of entertainment to grab attention, make change, and fuel entrepreneurship to inspire individual achievement by making financial literacy interesting and fun for everyone.
  For more information on Million Stories Media, please visit www.millionstories.com.
  
• Venture Valley
  The free eSports-style multiplayer game for mobile and PC that lets you compete your business skills against friends and foes. Line up to see who has the best skills in the Valley as you learn business and financial skills.
  For more information on Venture Valley, please visit www.venturevalleygame.com.
  
• The entrepreneurial shop
  The one-stop resource with everything you need to start and grow a business, all for free. Here entrepreneurs of all kinds will find the content, tools and community they need to achieve their goals and make it possible for anyone, anywhere, to make entrepreneurship a part of their lives. You can find more information about the EntrepreneurShop at www.entrepreneurshop.com.

Through guides that combine inspirational entertainment with learning activities, community members receive tailored information that will give them a better understanding of financial problems and help them improve their financial situation. After completing easy-to-use programs, users test their money savvy and set goals. In addition, the Singleton Foundation will host various workshops with various groups within the community to enable deeper education.

The guides will contain modules that will focus on the following types of users:

• Individuals
• High school students
• Familys
• Small business owner / entrepreneur
• College students
• Job seekers

“The Community Commitment Program is an important initiative for our foundation,” said Shelley Miles, CEO of the Singleton Foundation for Financial Literacy & Entrepreneurship. “Financial health and independence are best achieved through learning and applying financial literacy. We believe that financial literacy and entrepreneurship are two sides of the same coin to effectively being the CEO of their lives. We want the tools to be at hand for everyone in the community to be successful and we do it in a fun and engaging way. “

“We can’t do it alone,” adds Miles. “We have an important team from Tucson Church leaders serving on our steering committee. You have accepted our program and taken a lead role in making this initiative a reality. Imagine believing in your community so much that an entire city is ready to embrace financial literacy. This kind of commitment to the good of the entire community is a very powerful statement. We are fortunate to work with such an inspiring group. The members of the Tucson Steering Committee are:

• Ana Griffin / CEO, JobPath, Inc.
• Chuck Zaepfel / District Director, Junior Achievement of Arizona
• Dave Mason / President / CEO, San Miguel High School
• Dominic Ortega / Community leader
• Ellen Howlett / Retired CFO, AGM Container Controls, Inc.
• Hector M Treto / Co-Founder and Creator, Vib’n LLC
• Howard Stewart / President / CEO, AGM Container Controls, Inc.
• James Craig / Dean of Economics / Information Technology, Pima Community College
• Jean, Gadea / CPA Tucson
• Liz Pocock / CEO, startup Tucson
• Melissa D’Auria / Assoc VP of Communications & Engagement, United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona
• Nancy Johnson / CEO, El Rio Community Health Center
• Paul Mendoza / Co-Founder and Creator, Vib’n LLC
• Tony Penn / President and CEO of United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona
  

“We are excited to be working with the Singleton Foundation on this important community initiative,” said Tony Penn, President and CEO of United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona. ‘Financial wellness is at the core of our mission at United Way of Tucson and southern Arizona. Our job is to bring people, ideas and resources together to build a thriving community, and this collaborative partnership does just that. “

This six-month pilot program ends in April 2022 during the month of financial literacy. For more information on the Tucson Community Commitment, visit: https://singletonfoundation.org/tucsoncommunitycommitment/

About the Singleton Foundation for Financial Literacy & Entrepreneurship
We aim to inspire entrepreneurship and make financial literacy fun, engaging and accessible to everyone. Our goal is to provide everyone with the financial skills they need to better manage their life and business.

Media contact
Jeff Hare / The Singleton Foundation
(818) 726-9238
[email protected]

SOURCE The Singleton Foundation

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