UNIFY FCU partners with Los Angeles Rams linebacker Kenny Young to tackle financial education for students in L.A.
Partnership will include a 12-week program to educate young adults at Los Angeles Room & Board
TORRANCE, CA (April 13, 2021) —
Los Angeles Rams Linebacker, Kenny Young and his “Tackle Young Foundation,” are partnering with UNIFY Financial Credit Union (UNIFY) to deliver a financial literacy program, Tackle Finances, to young students of Los Angeles Room & Board. The initiative seeks to help students gain confidence in money management through financial education.
The 12-week program, created by UNIFY and provided with the Tackle Young Foundation, will be available to students facing financial and housing insecurity at “The Opportunity House,” a residential program of Los Angeles Room & Board, that provides housing stability and support services to students in pursuit of college degrees. Topics covered in the Tackle Finances program will explore budget basics, savings, credit scores, and the psychology of spending to give students a foundational overview of financial management.
“I am proud to provide an opportunity for these students to grow their understanding of financial management and close the gap on financial literacy,” said Young. “Younger people have been hit hard financially by the COVID-19 pandemic and I’m striving to provide the resources to help get them back on track.”
“With the recent economic challenges faced in 2020, the need for financial education is more prevalent than ever,” shared UNIFY’s CEO Gordon Howe. “We are excited to partner with the Tackle Young Foundation to help provide powerful financial lessons for these students to impact their relationship with money and close the financial literacy gap.”
“We’re so grateful to Kenny Young and UNIFY for supporting our resilient students, many of whom are foster youth, formerly incarcerated, or undocumented,” said Sam Prater, Founder of Los Angeles Room & Board. “This partnership will equip our students with knowledge and tools that will empower them to make game-changing decisions with respect to their personal economics.”
“In LA County, sadly, one in five community college students who are working hard to better their lives through education are experiencing homelessness,” said Molly Higgins, Vice President of Community Affairs and Engagement, Los Angeles Rams. “Los Angeles Room & Board’s mission to provide comprehensive, wrap-around services for this student population is life changing. We are proud to be able to help bring together Kenny and our partners at UNIFY to assist the students at ‘The Opportunity House’ with important financial literacy lessons to put them on a path to upward mobility and a lifetime of success.”
Young will spend the first week of Tackle Finances introducing the program to students and encouraging
them to understand the financial tools and how they can provide limitless opportunities to achieve success. He will continue throughout the rest of the program participating in sessions and engaging the students.
UNIFY and Tackle Young hope to empower students by planting the seeds for foundational financial management that will grow into life-changing financial habits which will allow them to better reach their financial goals.
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About UNIFY Financial Credit Union
UNIFY Financial Credit Union is one of the nation’s leading credit unions, with more than $3 billion in assets and over 265,000 members across the country. UNIFY has branches nationwide, with regional offices located in Torrance, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Mesa, Arizona; and Allen, Texas. Please visit UnifyFCU.com for more information.
ABOUT TACKLE YOUNG FOUNDATION
Kenny Young started, Tackle Young foundation, in 2020 to provide students with resources and education to tackle life, values and their personal goals. The foundation focuses on character development, emotional intelligence, and Financial literacy. Kenny believes understanding oneself is the key factor to making rational and logic decisions to achieve ultimate success. Kenny wants to educated students on being a professional and provide the financial tools and literacy, to showcase the limitless opportunities available in all areas of life. For more information please visit www.tackleyoung.foundation.
ABOUT LA ROOM & BOARD
The mission of Los Angeles Room & Board (LARNB) is to ensure that California’s community college students realize their postsecondary education goals by providing affordable transitional housing designed to end homelessness and, through our residential education program, promote persistence, retention, and completion from their certificate, associate’s and bachelor’s degree programs. For more information please visit www.larnb.org.
