FSCJ Receives $5,000 State Farm Good Neighbor Citizenship Grant for Financial Literacy Education

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) was recently awarded the 2017 State Farm Good Neighbor Citizenship Education grant. The $5,000 gift will help the College expand its ongoing financial literacy initiatives to broader populations and Collegewide programs.

Designed to help prepare underrepresented students make informed financial decisions, become their own advocates and reinforce the vital role they play in the economy as producers and consumers, the program’s goal is to directly impact economic and financial decision-making throughout the community.

Hosted on FSCJ’s Kent Campus, the workshops have historically served as a valuable community resource for preparing our region’s K-12 educators to share the knowledge with their students. With the latest funding support from State Farm, FSCJ will now have the ability to target and benefit special at-risk student populations including pre-collegiate at-risk students, veterans and their dependents, persons with disabilities, first time in college students, non-traditional returning students, career changers and students enrolled in Student Life Skills (SLS) courses.

Additional program offerings will also be made available for FSCJ’s faculty and staff through partnerships with specific employee groups such as Faculty Senate, Career Employee Council and the Administrative and Professional Collaborative.

Through the Collegewide program during the 2017-18 academic year, FSCJ intends to educate a minimum of 200 FSCJ students and 50 members of the faculty and staff on economic and financial matters, especially as it concerns borrowing wisely and decision-making regarding higher education. The workshop series will cover a range of topics including personal finance, debt management, budgeting and saving, financing college, investing for the future and the various types of insurance coverage.

“We are honored that State Farm has selected to so generously support our institution once again through the 2017 State Farm Good Neighbor Citizenship Education grant,” said FSCJ Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. John Wall. “For those who participate in the program, we know they will gain valuable information to help them make smarter, more responsible financial decisions and will influence positive change throughout our community.”

A check presentation with State Farm representatives, Jacksonville City Council Members, State Senators and FSCJ leadership was held to celebrate the partnership today at the FSCJ Kent Campus Art Gallery.

About FSCJ

Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) is a public, nonprofit higher education institution that offers more than 150 degree and certificate programs to meet the education and training needs of more than 50,000 students per year.