{"id":19963,"date":"2022-01-18T13:19:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T18:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/?p=19963"},"modified":"2023-04-05T14:59:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T18:59:10","slug":"real-money-real-experts-marcy-reyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/news-and-publications\/blog\/real-money-real-experts-marcy-reyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Money, Real Experts: Marcy Reyes, AFC\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"

Episode 44: Bridging Gaps with Financial Literacy & Youth Initiative Founder Marcy Reyes, AFC\u00ae<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Watch on Youtube!<\/a><\/p>\n

Kicking off the first episode in our new Career Series, \u201cReal\u00a0<\/em>Money,\u00a0Real<\/em>\u00a0Experts<\/a>\u201d co-hosts Dr. Mary Bell Carlson and Rachael DeLeon speak with Marcy Reyes, AFC\u00ae about her career in the nonprofit space.<\/p>\n

Marcy is the Founder and CEO of The Financial Literacy Youth (or FLY) Initiative<\/a>, a non-profit organization that provides culturally responsive financial literacy programming to underserved and underrepresented students; empowering youth with the knowledge, skills, and experiences to end generational poverty. Marcy has made her mark in the field by identifying gaps and working to close them – not to mention she is also the first Latina in her state to be an AFC\u00ae.<\/p>\n

Listen in as she takes us through her journey of starting a nonprofit while sharing her inspiring advice for everyone interested in working in the nonprofit space. Her enthusiasm and passion for this work are contagious, no matter what area of the field you are in!<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re doing interesting work in the field and would like to share your stories and expertise, apply to be a guest on\u00a0Real<\/em>\u00a0Money,\u00a0Real<\/em>\u00a0Experts! Fill out the podcast guest application<\/a> and an AFCPE staff member will contact you if you are selected.<\/p>\n

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