"We are proud to support a program that can impact not only those who take part in the curriculum, but their families and future generations," said Marty Turco, Dallas Stars Foundation President. "We're honored to continue our longstanding partnership with Dallas Habitat and also want to thank our friends at TaxAct for coming alongside of this effort with us."
Pocketwise Prep is Dallas Habitat's digital financial literacy program which provides Dallas ISD K-12
students a curriculum that offers students digital-based learning to guide them from foundational knowledge to having the ability and willingness to make informed financial decisions throughout their life. The modules teach about finances, saving, homeownership, and more, providing foundational lessons that help students start healthy financial habits at a young age. This investment will help further these initiatives and reach more students across Dallas ISD.
"Our Pocketwise Prep platform is designed to help strengthen communities and empower families to break the cycle of asset poverty through online financial education," said Blaine Cowart, Vice President of Homeowner Services at Dallas Habitat. "This incredible partnership and demonstration of generosity from the Dallas Stars Foundation and TaxAct will allow us to continue putting these innovative and interactive tools directly into the hands of children and their parents across Dallas ISD."
Pocketwise Prep is an extension of Habitat's successful online education program, PocketWise CAFE, which is an adult digital financial capability platform created in 2019 and has since supported over 2,000 families in completing 15,500 modules. In Dallas ISD specifically, 88% of students are economically disadvantaged, and Dallas County data demonstrates geographic segregation by educational attainment that mirrors segregation patterns by income and race or ethnicity. Activated campuses are located within low-income areas of opportunity and Habitat's priority communities, as they work to empower families in these neighborhoods. To date, the program has had success in engaging more than 500 students across 11 Dallas ISD campuses.
"We couldn't be happier to partner with the Dallas Stars Foundation and Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity in this effort," said Curtis Campbell, TaxAct President. "We cannot stress enough the importance of establishing a strong financial foundation early on in life, which is why we're passionate about helping these students get access to the Pocketwise Prep platform so they can have the skills and knowledge to reach all of their financial goals."
The program is available in the classroom and online through the DISD student portal, and it is free for anyone to use. To learn more about Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity and its financial education programs, visit
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About Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity
Through affordable homeownership opportunities, financial education, advocacy, and neighborhood
empowerment programs, Dallas Habitat transforms families, revitalizes neighborhoods, and works together to build a better Dallas. Strategically bringing together public and private funding, community leadership and vision, and thousands of volunteers-we will break the cycle of poverty and transform our communities. Using affordable homeownership as an anchor for hope, change, and stability, Dallas Habitat has served more than 2,100 low-income families since 1986, resulting in an investment of approximately $200 million in more than 25 Dallas area neighborhoods.
About TaxAct®
TaxAct is a savvy, tax-filing solution that provides filers with affordable DIY tax software to successfully navigate the U.S. tax code. As a pioneer in the industry, TaxAct's products enable all users - regardless of profession, tax bracket or complexity of their return - to quickly and accurately file their taxes all while discovering new ways to leverage their tax situation and improve their financial well-being. At TaxAct, taxes are our expertise, but we don't see them as the end goal. Rather, we believe taxes are a stepping-stone to possibility. Possibilities that are unique as every filer. Possibilities that help each hardworking American not only claim the money they deserve but also enable them to make smart money decisions. We deliver the power of possibility through straightforward technology to help filers secure their best tax outcome and elevate their financial lives.
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