2009 Annual Report

MONEYWEEKHOUSTON.ORG

Dear Money Week Houston Partners,Congratulations to all for an extremely successful Money Week Houston.Maybe last year Hurricane Ike derailed our plans for the First AnnualMoney Week Houston, but this year Mother Nature helped us host atremendous week of events.Money Week Houston is a coalition of approximately 200 partner organizations with a common goal to educateconsumers about money management. In accomplishing this goal, 160 free classes, seminars and activities wereheld to generate awareness of financial education programs on topics such as saving, using credit wisely, andfinancial education for youths. Money Week Houston partners include for-profit corporations, financialinstitutions, government agencies, schools, libraries, nonprofit organizations, media and others who activelyparticipated in promoting, financing and delivering these classes.It is very important for consumers to have as much knowledge as possible to make sound financial decisions. Withyour participation and effort, Money Week Houston helps this become a reality. With such dedicated and talentedpartner organizations, we are confident that Money Week Houston will grow and continue to be a tremendoussuccess.We hope you find this report to be informative and helpful. Congratulations again on a job well done.

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Denise Shanklin

Event Coordinator

What is Money Week Houston?

Money Week Houston (MWH) consists of a series of educational activities to help consumers learn how to manage their personalfinances. MWH is committed to enhancing the financial literacy of our community by providing resources and information toindividuals. The future success of our community begins now and a more financially educated community is a more financiallyempowered one.Houstonians from every walk of life focused on financial literacy during the inaugural MWH campaign, held April 19-25, 2009 atsites throughout the greater Houston area. Over the course of the week, 160 free public events were held at public libraries, churches,schools and community centers. Consumers were offered a variety of opportunities to increase their financial literacy and learn tobetter manage their personal finances. Workshops, seminars and other activities targeted diverse audiences, from seniors and womento unbanked workers and youth.The week’s activities are coordinated and put on by local partner groups that include financial institutions, community basedorganizations, government agencies, for-profit businesses, schools, and colleges. Event topics range from basic budgeting toadvanced investing.An on-line calendar featuring MWH events was available to consumers to help them select classes or seminars. Consumers can accessthe MWH calendar and community page year round (www.moneyweekhouston.org) to obtain additional online resources, post andread financial tips and sign up for financial education alerts.2