Financial Reality Check is a hands-on budgeting simulation designed to enhance high school students’ financial literacy and practical money management skills by building upon what they learn at school.
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Volunteer to help us challenge perceptions, enhance problem solving and critical thinking skills, change perspectives about the future, and strengthen youth financial literacy!
As a Financial Reality Check volunteer, you will play a key role in helping students:
Choose from two volunteer roles at the simulation.
Review students’ budgets, check their calculations, and offer guidance on financial planning, savings, credit, and debt management. (Experience in the financial sector is an asset.)
Run a booth and “sell” products and services to students as they manage their budgets and make purchasing decisions. No financial experience required — just enthusiasm and engagement!
November 2025 Sessions Cancelled
Update October 31, 2025: Following further discussions with educators, we’ve made the difficult decision to postpone simulations scheduled for November 5 and 18, and cancel all volunteer shifts scheduled for those days. We hope to reschedule sessions in the coming months and will post related volunteer opportunities as they become available.
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