Who We Are
The Oklahoma Jump$tart Coalition is a group of interested businesses, individuals, financial institutions, and government and non-profit agencies who believe that basic personal financial literacy is an essential skill. Our vision is to make a positive difference in the future of Oklahoma families by helping youth and adults improve their financial well-being. The Coalition’s mission is to educate and empower youth and adults with the information and resources necessary to make informed financial decisions.

Our History
The Oklahoma Jump$tart Coalition began in 2004. The Coalition is an affiliate of the National Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. Jump$tart is a national coalition of organizations dedicated to improving the financial literacy of kindergarten through college-age youth by providing advocacy, research, standards and educational resources.

Who We Serve
The partner organizations in the Oklahoma Jump$tart Coalition serve a wide variety of individuals in the state of Oklahoma. Some focus on financial education programming for youth; others work with senior citizens. The Oklahoma Jump$tart Coalition is open to any organizations who are stakeholders in financial education, whatever the age group, background or need of the group they serve. The Coalition exists to help the public connect with financial education resources, as well as helping other service providers find financial education resources for the audiences they serve.

What We Do
The Oklahoma Jump$tart Coalition is not intended to take the place of the education programs done by many great organizations in Oklahoma. Rather, we see ourselves as a venue to share best practices while helping organizations partner to best utilize their resources. We also facilitate information sharing by serving as a clearinghouse of activities and resources related to financial education in Oklahoma. We believe that by working together, we help raise the collective importance of financial education as a critical issue for Oklahomans.

Meetings
The Coalition meets six times each year either in the Oklahoma City metro area, Tulsa or Stillwater. Meetings are 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. on the last Wednesday of the following months: January, March, May, July, September and November.

Member Organizations

The organizations represented in the Oklahoma Jump$tart Coalition include:

ArcStone Wealth Management
Cherokee Nation
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Community Action Project of Tulsa County
Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Central Oklahoma
Farmers Insurance, David Cain
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Oklahoma City Branch
First Bank and Trust Co.
Financial Planning Association of Tulsa
Flex Fee Credit Counseling
Heart of Oklahoma Chapter of Better Investing
Internal Revenue Service
Invest Ed – University of Oklahoma
Mid-Del Technology Center – ELITE Program
MidFirst Bank
Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies
Oklahoma Central Credit Union
Oklahoma College Assistance Program- >Oklahoma Money Matters
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
Oklahoma Council on Economic Education
Oklahoma Employees Credit Union
Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants
Oklahoma State University, Agriculture Economics
OSU Cooperative Extension, Grady County
OSU Cooperative Extension, McClain County
OSU Cooperative Extension, Pittsburgh County
OSU-Service Learning Volunteer Center
The Assets Alliance
Thespis Media
Tinker Federal Credit Union
Tulsa Teachers Credit Union
Vian High School
Weokie Credit Union
YWCA Oklahoma City

To Learn More:
For more information about the Coalition, please contact a member of the Jump$tart Board of Directors.