# Barclays Money Skills programme to work with three charities

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/03/02/barclays-money-skills-programme-work-three-charities/
- Published: 2011-03-02T11:19:38+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Barclays is to work with Action for Children, The National Youth Agency and the 
National Skills Academy for Financial Services, as part of the Barclays Money Skills
programme, which aims to provide one million young adults with the knowledge and
confidence they need to manage their money effectively.

The programme, which launched in 2009, is intended deliver effective financial education
to disadvantaged and hard-to-reach people across the UK. The charities have been
selected to help deliver support and help explore new ways to inspire young people
to experience the programme whether in face to face workshops, peer-to-peer mentoring
sessions and online.

Deanna Oppenheimer, CEO Barclays UK Retail Bank, said: “By partnering with these
charities, we will reach vulnerable people we have not reached before. It is essential
that young people are given the best start in life and having good financial capability
is vital in enhancing their life chances and preparing them for independent living”.

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More than 120 Barclays’ staff will work alongside [Action for Children](http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk)
project workers at 31 projects across the UK to provide intensive coaching on money
management issues.

Barclays and the [National Skills Academy for Financial Services](http://www.nsafs.co.uk)
will provide 150 colleges and 90,000 students with Barclays Money Skills learning
Weeks, which include seminars and workshops led in part by Barclays’ volunteers.

Barclays will work with a consortium of six charities, led by the [National Youth Agency](http://www.nya.org.uk),
to deliver Barclays Money Skills Champions, a peer-to-peer mentoring financial capability
programme to support disadvantaged young people.

www.barclays.com

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