MEO’s teen financial literacy class set for July 8-9

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June 13, 2025

The two-day Financial Literacy for Teens workshop, covering topics such as
budgeting, saving and credit, will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, July 8
and 9, at Maui Economic Opportunity in Wailuku.

The teen financial literacy workshop is offered at no cost and is put on by
MEO’s Business Development Center. The in-person workshop runs from 9 to
11:30 a.m. on both days at MEO, 99 Mahalani St., behind the J. Walter
Cameron Center.

The workshop is offered annually during the fall and summer breaks to
middle and high school youth.

Topics to be covered include budgeting and saving, basic banking, applying
for jobs, obtaining credit and more. MEO Business Development Specialists
Lianne Peros-Busch and Teon Simmons will be the instructors.

To register for the workshop online, go to *www.meoinc.org
<http://www.meoinc.org/>*, click on the “Programs & Services” tab, then
“Business Development Center” and “Financial Literacy.” The direct link is
https://form.jotform.com/242906295432156.

For more information, contact Simmons by phone at (808) 243-4317 or by
email at [email protected].

The Maui County Office of Economic Development provides funding for the
workshops.

Maui Economic Opportunity Business Development Specialists Lianne Peros-Busch (left) and Teon Simmons discuss savings with Lana`i High & Elementary School students. Peros-Busch and Simmons took the Business Development Center’s Teen Financial Literacy workshop to Lana`i in the fourth quarter of the school year.

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