Medford High School Receives Funding To Host Financial Literacy Fair

MEDFORD, MA – Medford High School was one of over a dozen Massachusetts schools to receive funding to host financial literacy fairs and events for students.

The school received $2,500 to hold financial education events for students called “Credit for Life Fairs.”

Medford High School was one of 15 schools to be awarded grants totaling $42,265.

"The Credit for Life Fairs offer high-quality experiential learning for young adults in Massachusetts," State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg said in a news release. "Students deserve access to education that will prepare them for the kind of financial situations they will encounter throughout their lives."

Three agencies – the State Treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment (OEE), the Division of Banks (DOB), and the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) – collaborated to secure the newest round of the Financial Education Innovation Fund Grants.

“This grant is a fantastic opportunity to convey financial concepts to students who will soon enter adulthood,” Edward A. Palleschi, Undersecretary for the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, said in the news release. “These fairs are important venues for preparing our next generation to manage their financial well-being. I am glad to deliver an opportunity once again for such valuable lessons.”

This year marks the 11th round of grant funding since 2015 and the second round of funding for the 2022-2023 school year. In December, the three agencies granted a total of $115,400 to 39 Massachusetts schools during this school year’s first round of funding.

• Bristol Plymouth Regional Technical School: $2,500
• Cape Cod Regional Technical High School: $2,340
• Chicopee High School: $2,500
• Fairhaven High School: $3,225
• Frontier Regional High School: $5,000
• Greater Lawrence Technical School: $2,500
• John O’Bryant High School: $5,000
• Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School: $2,500
• Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School: $2,500
• Pembroke High School: $2,000
• Reading Memorial High School: $2,500
• South Shore Regional Vocational Technical High School: $2,500
• Westport Middle-High School: $2,500
• Woburn Memorial High School: $2,200