What We Do

One of the main goals of the Center for Financial Literacy is to increase awareness of, and access to, effective financial education. The Maygarden Center for Financial Literacy collaborates with successful providers of financial education to provide a pathway to competency in financial literacy. The center offers various learning opportunities including workshops, seminars, and speaker series.

The center also focuses on intervention by offering credit counseling services to individuals contemplating life-changing financial matters. The counseling services are sponsored by Members First Credit Union and are personalized and offered to any member of the community. Individual credit counseling is performed by the center’s certified credit counselors.

Mission

Improve the financial health and well-being of all persons residing in the University of West Florida service area.

Vision

A prosperous, self-reliant citizenry capable of contributing to the orderly and sustainable advancement of community, state and nation.

Upcoming Events

The Center for Financial Literacy is proud to partner with financial institutions to provide a series of workshops available for free to the community.

Upcoming Workshops

On the Road to Riches with PenAir Credit Union

• 9:30-11 a.m.
• September 10, 2024
• Building 76A, Room 102
• 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• September 10, 2024
• Building 76A, Room 101

Adulting 101 with Gulf Winds Cares Foundation

• 12:30-1:30 p.m.
• September 19, 2024
• UWF Conference Center

First Step First Time Homebuyers Program with The First Bank

• 9 a.m.-Noon
• September 21, 2024
• Fricker Center, 900 North F Street

Community Credit Class with Community Bank

• 5:30-7:30 p.m.
• October 2, 2024
• Building 74, Room 101

Gulf Winds Cares Workshop

• 3-4 p.m.
• October 28, 2024
• Bowden Building, 120 Church Street

Previous Workshops