CPAs lead the way for Money Smart Week

Several WSCPA chapters hosted financial literacy workshops in conjunction with the first west coast Money Smart Week campaign (April 26-May 1), organized by Washington Jump$tart Coalition with support from the federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Money Smart Week^® is a public awareness campaign designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances.

Jump$tart invited different groups to become partners in the campaign by either hosting an event or workshop, or offering some kind of financial education service.  CPA groups were among the first to step forward and some partnered with other groups to increase their reach. 

Groups included:

• South King County Chapter which worked with the Auburn Chamber of Commerce to host a workshop on identity theft in business.

• Sammamish Valley Chapter collaborated with Third Place Books to host a workshop on credit cards and an information table.

• The Filipino American Association of CPAs and the Seattle Chapter partnered to offer three workshops at the Seattle Times building. The topics included identity theft, retirement and debt management.

• Whitworth University and the Spokane Chapter joined together to offer a workshop to college students on credit.

• The Beta Alpha Psi Club of the University of Washington organized on campus workshop on retirement.

• CPAs from Moss Adams made a presentation to college students on budgeting as part of the Money Smart Day in Bellingham.

WSCPA board members and volunteers also attended the Money Smart Week kickoff event that was co-hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and Washington Jump$tart.