Jump$tart Washington is a nonprofit coalition created to promote the need for financial education in Washington State. In 2007, we provided teacher training seminars, special events for students and succeeded in reaching thousands of consumers throughout the state. Our members include individuals, public and private organizations, educators, and non-profit associations – each passionate about making change and advancing our goal to:

• Raise awareness for the need and importance of personal financial literacy
• Increase the use of financial education programs in school and homes
• Grow support for the coalition

In 2008, Washington high school students failed the national financial literacy survey administered by Jump$tart (48.6% correct answers) . The results from Washington State look discouraging. Although slightly better than the national average, seniors here failed with a score of 48.6%. Alarmingly, Washington's numbers took a drastic decline from the 2006 survey. Washington slid 11.6% while the national score declined 7.8%.

Join Washington’s Jump$tart Coalition. Help us get financial education into classrooms and homes and into the hands of organizations interested in impacting the lives of students in Washington.

The coalition is affiliated with the National Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy in Washington, D.C. For more information about Jump$tart’s national efforts, visit www.jumpstart.org.