Beginning Thursday, June 26, the Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) will partner with Huntington Bank on a financial education program for Arabic speaking individuals. Using the Money Smart by FDIC curriculum, the classes will cover topics including budgeting, financial goal setting, savings, and money management.
Twenty students are expected to attend each session, which will be led by Arabic speaking Huntington colleagues. All classes will take place on the fourth Thursday of each month (June 26, July 24, August 28, September 25 and October 23) from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at ACC’s Macomb WIA Program building in Sterling Heights (38219 Mound Road, Suite 102).
“Students will benefit from the program by not only learning how to budget and save money, but by also developing a financial plan alongside their work and career plans provided by our workforce development program,” said Dr. Haifa Fakhouri, ACC President and CEO. “Our goal is to help our clients have the knowledge they need to financially succeed.”
Upon completion, each student will be presented with a certificate.
“This innovative new offering continues Huntington’s strong financial education partnership with ACC,” said Mike Fezzey, president of Huntington’s Southeastern Michigan Region. “Teaching smart money use in a culturally relevant collaboration will provide the best opportunity for future success as participants benefit from learning in the language in which they are most proficient.”
In 2013, more than 25 Huntington colleagues taught financial skills to nearly 150 students in ACC’s workforce development programs in Detroit and Hamtramck.