Dream It. Plan It. Build It. Financial & AI Literacy Edition
Dream It · Plan It · Build It (DPB) Financial & AI Literacy Edition is a five-week program for youth and young adults, with a strong focus on BIPOC, newcomer, underserved, and equity-deserving youth, building financial confidence, AI literacy, and future-ready skills.
Building financially confident, digitally capable and future-ready youth.
This five-week program equips youth and young adults — with a strong focus on at-risk, underserved, newcomer, BIPOC and equity-deserving youth — with practical skills in financial literacy, AI literacy, entrepreneurship and personal development.
Participants learn how to manage money, budget, save, understand credit and debt, explore entrepreneurship, and use artificial intelligence safely and effectively for education, employment, business and everyday life.
Through hands-on activities, mentorship and real-world learning, participants build the confidence, knowledge and practical tools needed to make informed decisions and create stronger pathways toward their future.
Why It Matters
Many at-risk and underserved young people face barriers to financial education, technology, employment opportunities, mentorship and professional networks.
At the same time, they are entering an economy where financial knowledge, digital literacy and AI skills are becoming increasingly important.
This program helps close those gaps by providing accessible, practical and culturally responsive learning that connects youth to knowledge, mentors, technology and opportunity.
Program Benefits
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Build budgeting, saving and money-management skills
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Explore entrepreneurship, employment and income opportunities
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Understand credit, debt and responsible financial decisions
06
Strengthen critical thinking and problem-solving
03
Gain hands-on experience with AI tools
07
Build confidence, mentorship, connection and belonging
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Learn responsible AI, privacy, bias and digital safety
08
Develop personal, financial, educational and career goals
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Understand credit, debt and responsible financial decisions
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Build budgeting, saving and money-management skills
03
Gain hands-on experience with AI tools
04
Learn responsible AI, privacy, bias and digital safety
05
Explore entrepreneurship, employment and income opportunities
06
Strengthen critical thinking and problem-solving
08
Develop personal, financial, educational and career goals
07
Build confidence, mentorship, connection and belonging
Core Outcomes
By the end of the program, participants will:
Demonstrate increased financial literacy and confidence
Create a personal budget and realistic financial goals
Better understand credit, debt, saving and wealth-building fundamentals
Demonstrate practical and responsible use of AI tools
Increase awareness of AI privacy, misinformation, bias and digital risks
Strengthen critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making
Increase awareness of careers, entrepreneurship and income opportunities
Build stronger connections to mentors, peers and community supports
Increase confidence in navigating education, employment and financial systems
Complete a personal action plan outlining their next steps
Our Goal
To ensure that young people — regardless of their background, income, circumstances or previous access to opportunity — are equipped to become:
Financially informed.
Digitally confident.
Connected to opportunity.
Prepared for employment and entrepreneurship.
Ready to build their future.
Why Funders Should Invest
Dream It. Plan It. Build It. – Financial & AI Literacy Edition is designed to address gaps that can disproportionately impact at-risk and underserved youth, including limited access to financial education, emerging technology, mentorship, career exposure and entrepreneurship opportunities.
Funding helps remove barriers and creates equitable access to skills that can influence a young person's long-term economic and social outcomes.
The program creates measurable impact across financial inclusion, digital equity, workforce readiness, youth development, entrepreneurship, prevention and community belonging.
Funders are helping youth achieve outcomes such as:
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Greater financial confidence and independence
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Increased financial and AI literacy
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Improved employment and workforce readiness
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Increased access to technology and emerging opportunities
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Stronger entrepreneurship and career awareness
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Improved critical-thinking and decision-making skills
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Greater connection to positive mentors and community supports
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Increased confidence, resilience and sense of belonging
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Clearer pathways toward education, employment and economic participation
Program impact can be measured through attendance and completion rates, pre- and post-program assessments, participant confidence, completed budgets, financial goals, demonstrated AI skills, action plans and participant feedback.
For at-risk and underserved youth, early access to the right knowledge, relationships and opportunities can help strengthen protective factors, expand future possibilities and reduce barriers before they become more difficult to overcome.
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