2024 Financial Literacy Ambassador Award Winners Announced

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, August 28, 2024

New York, NY — Working in Support of Education (W!se), a national educational nonprofit, renowned for its efforts to develop the financial literacy of young Americans, is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 Financial Literacy Ambassador Award. This unique award recognizes five high school students who have demonstrated exceptional knowledge and passion about personal finance.

This year’s winners, selected from a record number of applicants, are:

• Alissa Saunders, Harry S. Truman High School, New York
• Karma Livingston, Hillside High School, North Carolina
• Ahmad Qudratzai, Manassas Park High School, Virginia
• Keziah McKenna, Richmond Community High School, Virginia
• Kaleb Dupras, Quincy Jr/Sr High School, California

Each student receives a $1,000 monetary award.

W!se created the Award with generous sponsorship from FLO mentors, a group of W!se volunteers who are passionate about helping young people improve their personal finance knowledge. High school students who passed the Wise Financial Literacy Certification Test with a score of 95% or better are eligible to apply.

Applications are reviewed and scored over three rounds by a distinguished panel of judges.

“Our Financial Literacy Ambassador Award is special. Thanks to the generous support of the FLO mentors, the awards showcases students who are passionate about personal finance and understand how important it is to share their financial knowledge with peers and communities,” remarked David Anderson, President and CEO of W!se.” These young leaders will carry this valuable knowledge forward into their adult lives and careers.”

About The W!se Financial Literacy Certification Program

The W!se Financial Literacy Certification program, now in 49 states, supports personal finance instruction in high schools. Participating schools teach personal finance and administer W!se’s Financial Literacy Certification Test. Students passing the Test become Certified Financially Literate™ (CFL), a nationally recognized credential. Through the program, more than one million students have graduated from high school financially literate.

About Working in Support of Education (W!se)

Working in Support of Education (W!se) is a leading educational nonprofit based in New York City with a mission to improve the lives of young people and at-risk adults through programs that develop financial literacy and readiness for college and the workforce. For more information, visit wise-ny.org. Follow W!se on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @wisenewyork.

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