Marcus Rashford launches new initiative to help kids with money
12.04.2022 - 17:41
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Manchester's own Marcus Rashford MBE has helped launch an initiative to help improve young people’s confidence around money.
The new programme, Thrive, is launching this Easter at the Norbrook youth club in Manchester and will include workshops designed to help young people talk about money and improve their confidence around money issues.
The youth club is home turf for the Manchester United star as it is the club he attended as a teenager. However, this is not the only place Thrive is being launched as similar programmes are taking place across the country.
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Rashford has teamed up with the National Youth Agency and NatWest Thrive for the programme. The partnership of NatWest, Marcus Rashford and the National Youth Agency’s aims to help the 67 per cent of young people who say they worry about money. Only 8 say they feel like they have had any financial education from the classroom, so the collaboration offers support and guidance to young people and aims to create a positive mindset about money matters.
Led by youth workers, the programme has been tailored for young people, making the financial messages and guidance practical and relevant The workshops will include talks busting myths when talking about money and helping young people be aware of their own money beliefs as well as setting goals.
Marcus Rashford, MBE, said of the launch: “A lot of kids are scared to go to a bank, and that’s not surprising because they don’t teach you about money mindset at school. For those who grew up in the sort of area that I did, it’s about what you don’t have, rather than what you could achieve. The positive and empowering element
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