CLEAN gets a shout out from Forbes.com!

First and foremost WE would like to shout out Christopher Gray for using his entrepreneurial vision to streamline and modernize the way students research and apply for scholarships --a very complicated and daunting process for most.  You may have heard his name recently when he pitched his Scholly App on the Shark Tank and landed a couple of investors, Lori Greiner and Daymond John, in record time!  Mr. Gray raised over 1 million dollars in scholarship funding on his own to put himself through school but, he felt there had to be a better way, so along with 2 of his college buddies they designed Sholly, a Scholarship App, that has raised over 9 million dollars for their users to date. 

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" We are a financial literacy youth program and this is exactly the kind of tool we want to give our students so they can minimize debt, protect their credit and take an overall proactive approach to building their financial futures. Kudos to Christopher Gray for helping to show young people the way! We will make sure that every student that attends our workshop knows about Scholly. "

CLEAN participates in St. John's Family Center HDFC annual summer community event.

Thank you St. John's Family Center HDFC for hosting such a wonderful event for the Crown Heights community. It brought together people of all ages to enjoy food and entertainment while they obtained information on a plethora of services from health, career, education to nutrition, just to name a few.

St. John's does amazing work all year round providing affordable housing to young families in the New York city area, as well as support programs that help their residents create a brighter future. Keep up the great work!

Financially CLEAN launch is right on time with CFPB's recent efforts to bring financial education to the classroom.

We believe there an NO coincidences, that timing is everything AND that EVERYTHING happens for a reason.  Only days after our launch, the Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB) released its report, whose findings show that the earlier students learn about financial education, starting as early as kindergarten through twelfth grade, the higher their savings and net worth tend to be later in their adult life.  Read Ashlee Kieler's brilliant article in the Consumerist to learn more.

http://consumerist.com/2015/04/08/cfpb-launches-effort-to-bring-financial-education-to-schools/