#1597: Balancing The Books With Big Brothers/Big Sisters | The Best Of Our Knowledge

April 30, 2021 00:27:29
#1597: Balancing The Books With Big Brothers/Big Sisters | The Best Of Our Knowledge
The Best Of Our Knowledge
#1597: Balancing The Books With Big Brothers/Big Sisters | The Best Of Our Knowledge

Apr 30 2021 | 00:27:29

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Show Notes

One of the biggest holes in a young person’s high school education may be navigating their own financial life. But a partnership between a local Big Brothers/Big Sisters chapter and Navy Federal Credit Union is trying to fill in that gap. Here to talk about this new program is Paula Shell is the President and CEO of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Northwest Florida, and Jennifer McFarren, manager of community and education outreach at Navy Federal Credit Union. Jennifer is also a big sister. I asked her to tell me about how the joint project got started.

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