The Rhode Island Jump$tart Coalition is a coalition of Rhode Island organizations, businesses, educators, individuals and other stakeholders dedicated to improving the financial capability of the region’s residents, including under-served populations. We seek to improve personal financial knowledge and skills so that individuals may be empowered to employ responsible personal financial practices that can lead to lifelong financial security and fulfillment. Rhode Island Jump$tart Coalition carries out its mission by: Convening forums where partners and other stakeholders can network, exchange ideas, promote efforts and form alliances; Sharing and promoting best practices in financial capability programs; Creating, planning, executing and securing funds for valuable initiatives; Promoting trusted programs, educational resources, and when possible, providing funds to target population program providers; and Increasing awareness among policy-makers, civic leaders, and other people of influence about the need for and benefits of increased personal financial capability in Rhode Island and beyond.