Jump$tart honors the Montana Financial Education Coalition

The national Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy (Jump$tart) has named the Montana Financial Education Coalition (MFEC) its 2015 State Coalition of the Year. The honor recognizes MFEC for exemplary efforts in promoting financial literacy, including the development of FREDMontana (“FRED” stands for “Financial Resource Education Database”), a searchable online portal at www.fredmt.org that connects users to financial education resources and service providers.

Jump$tart is a nonprofit organization that works with nearly 150 national entities and 51 affiliated state coalitions to improve the personal financial literacy of students in pre-kindergarten through college. For more information on its work, visit www.jumpstart.org.