Home of Jump$tart Oregon

The Oregon Jump$tart Coalition is a statewide, all volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the financial literacy of Oregon’s youth. We are a coalition, comprised of individuals, non-profit and governmental agencies and the corporate sector. The Coalition believes that all youth must have the financial literacy necessary to make informed financial decisions. Jump$tart Oregon’s objectives are to:

• Increase financial literacy among the youth of Oregon
• Enhance professional development in financial literacy
• Raise public awareness of the need for financial literacy
• Create a local clearinghouse of financial literacy educational resources
• Assist other charitable and educational organizations in the conduct of financial literacy efforts

Participants in a 2006 National Jump$tart high school financial literacy survey scored an average of 52.4%. This is a failing grade. Jump$tart Oregon is working to get information out into the community, into classrooms, into homes, and into the hands of adults willing to share this critically important information with youth.

Our web site contains valuable resources you can put to use today. Over the next few months there will be additions to the site as new resources are loaded and made more assessable for users.

Jump$tart Oregon is a proud affiliate of the National Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. The National Jump$tart Coalition, based in Washington, D.C., was first convened in 1995 and consists of over 200 organizations committed to improving the financial literacy of America's youth. For more information on Jump$tarts national efforts visit www.jumpstart.org .