We have been working closely with the city of Saint Paul for several months on a variety of exciting projects. The foundation of our engagement is the development of the groundbreaking Traumagraph™ for the city of Saint Paul, which maps instances of financial trauma and economic violence across the city. It aims to understand the financial trauma the residents of Saint Paul experience, its severity, its geographical concentration, and how it impacts residents’ wealth-building capacities. This map has been and will continue to be an essential tool in solving for systemic financial issues in our community and providing solutions that promote wealth justice in our classrooms and the greater community through program development and, hopefully, policy change.
One exciting outcome of this work has been the development of WealthRise® programming for our community, in-school, and after-school programs. This program provides financial education through a trauma-informed, justice-oriented lens. Informed by data from the Traumagraph™ and the lived experiences of Saint Paul residents, we are in the process of creating targeted programming for our community partners and after-school programs. This programming infuses wealth justice into the foundational educational frame work and helps students become equipped to navigate our economic system, which will lead to greater wealth-building capability.
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