Surviving The Game Information

Surviving The Game was founded in 2005 by Tina M. Jackson. After doing a lot of research on poverty and academic development she was convinced that teaching students about finanical literacy would strengthen their ability to break out of poverty and achieve economic success. Your economic and social conditions undoubtedly affect your health and well-being. Many young people choose illegal ways to supplement their income. In many cases these youth end up incarcerated or dead. Our curriculum begins to address economic issues young people are facing across the nation. Surviving the game is a youth centered financial literacy curriculum that prepares students for the future, by exposing them to financial opportunities, entrepreneurship and higher education. Surviving The Game provides culturally specific programming for youth, focusing on training, networking, career development and financial planning tools. Breaking the cycle of poverty, drug addiction, violence, premature deaths, incarceration, crime, teen pregnancy and the lack of financial resources.