Teaching refugee families financial literacy is essential to helping them achieve self-sufficiency and independence in the United States. We recommend understanding your refugee family’s financial situation prior to assisting them with financial literacy. Refugees do receive funding from the government, but it is a small amount and doesn’t last very long. It is important for mentors to stress the need to seek out employment as soon as possible, as the refugee family cannot rely on this funding for very long. The financial literacy handbook is a great way to introduce our refugee families into the world of finance. In the handbook you will find overviews of different aspects of finance, various activities, and goal setting paperwork.
