Idaho Department of Finance Director, Patti Perkins and Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction, Debbie Critchfield have declared April Financial Literacy Month in Idaho. Financial Literacy Month serves as a platform to highlight the significance of understanding the primary pillars of personal finance, such as budgeting and saving, homebuying, managing debt, making informed investment decisions, and protecting hard-earned assets through scam awareness.

The Idaho Department of Finance (IDOF) is committed to fostering consumer financial empowerment. “Empowering individuals with financial literacy is not just an investment in knowledge; it’s an investment in economic resilience and a path to financial well-being,” said Director Patti Perkins.

IDOF, the Idaho Financial Literacy Coalition (IFLC) (www.idahoflc.org), and Idaho Public Libraries have partnered to sponsor Financial Literacy Month in April. At the Idaho State Capitol, a proclamation ceremony with Patti Perkins, Debbie Critchfield, and Idaho Financial Literacy Coalition members is planned for April 22, 2024. The ceremony includes a presentation of awards to students who have won in selected categories of the Piggy Bank Beauty Contest, a contest for Idaho students in 3rd through 6th grades to design a piggy bank using virtually any materials and their imagination. Each winner will receive a $ 150 scholarship to start their very own college savings account, provided jointly by IFLC and member IDeal – Idaho’s College Savings Program. As the state-sponsored college savings program, IDeal’s mission is to help Idaho families save for future education goals in a tax-advantaged way.

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