Legacy Institute For Financial Empowerment

LEGACY INSTITUTE FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION (LIFE) EXISTS TO TEACH FINANCIAL LITERACY, CREATE ECONOMIC STABILITY, AND BUILD GENERATIONAL WEALTH. GIVEN OUR COMMITMENT TO TEACHING FINANCIAL LITERACY TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED HOUSEHOLDS, LIFE'S PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO IMPROVE FINANCIAL LITERACY AND INCREASE EMPLOYABILITY AMONG OUR TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC AND EXPECTS TO BENEFIT OVER 500 RESIDENTS OF LUFKIN, TX AND ANGELINA COUNTY, TX. THE THREE REQUESTED VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS IMPROVING VOLUNTEER RECRUITING EFFORTS, INCREASING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND ASSISTANCE WITH LIFE'S EFFORTS TO EXPAND INTO SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES OVER THE COURSE OF A 15 MONTH PROJECT PERIOD BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 AND ENDING DECEMBER 1, 2020 WHICH INCLUDES AN ALLOCATION OF TIME TO BE DEDICATED TO THE RECRUITMENT OF QUALIFIED VISTAS.