AFDICA at Work

AFDICA members Stephen Douglas and Deena Weatherly Douglas represented AFDICA at the recent Jump$tart National Educator Conference. 

Stephen reported:  "Recently, Deena and I had the honor and pleasure of representing the AFDICA at the 2024 Jump$tart National Educators Conference (NEC) Opening Reception and Dinner held in Louisville, Kentucky.

Launched in 2009, the NEC is the nation’s premier professional development event for PreK through 12th grade teachers, dedicated to financial education in the classroom.  Through the generosity of its supporters, including the AFDICA, a teacher’s cost to attend the NEC is fully subsidized.  Thanks to AFDICA member contributions, the AFDICA was able to sponsor eight (8) teachers for this year’s conference.  The conference offers tools and information teachers can use in their classrooms as soon as they return to school.  For Jump$tart partners and other financial literacy stakeholders, the Jump$tart NEC provides a platform to share their resources and expertise with the educators who need and want it most.  And for all participants, it’s a warm and invigorating opportunity to network, collaborate, re-charge, and celebrate each other’s unique contribution to “financial smarts for students.”  Support of the conference is aligned with the AFDICA’s mission that includes advancing financial literacy to the public."

Teachers sponsored by AFDICA in 2024:

2024 teacher scholarship recipients thank you notes