Balancing a checkbook. Understanding interest rates on an auto loan. Understanding how to put your savings to work to make more money. Financial literacy means creating transformational and generational wealth.

Understanding the challenges youth in the RI’s communities need in face, Marcy Reyes founded The Financial Literacy Youth (FLY) Initiative, a non-profit organization that provides financial literacy programming to students living in RI’s communities in need. Developing financial knowledge will empower youth to make good choices and lead to financial wellness and stability – the key to ending generational poverty.

With support from the Papitto Opportunity Connection, FLY continues to soar. FLY has served more than 7,000 students in Rhode Island.