Level's Former Prison Education Program

Build Your Financial Future: Set Up For Success

(4.7 stars) · 532 learner reviews

This guide is the first in Level’s financial literacy series for people in prison and builds foundational knowledge and skills to develop economic stability and security. This guide provides practical, step-by-step instructions that can be started in prison preparing for release and continued after release, forging healthy money habits and confidence with financial systems.

This guide was part of Level’s prison education program, which has now ended, and is no longer available. We plan to make our guides available under an open-use license in the future.

What they'll learn:

  • Understand how a person’s history with money, including financial trauma, can impact future decisions
  • Explore how to form a better relationship with money using manageable goals
  • Learn practical, step-by-step tips for collecting necessary official documents
  • Understand how credit reports work and how to begin building and repairing a credit score
  • Learn how to start generating income soon after release with resources for up-to-date listings of jobs and employment opportunities
  • Understand how to track income and expenses to prevent unexpected shortfalls
  • Know how to start building relationships with banks and other financial services

Guide includes:

Finances
Goal setting
Reentry
Job hunting

Schedule

Self-guided - learners complete at their own pace

Guide length

52 pages

Time to complete

~10 hours

Testimonials for this guide:

I like this guide a lot because it gives incarcerated people a new vision of how, when and where to start building financial income. This is important because after incarceration, everyone wants to succeed in life. Level has helped me in so many ways. There is no doubt in my mind - I will succeed after I am released.

- Jermain, in prison in Texas

I was surprised that I learned quite a bit of new information from this financial literacy guide, like about taxes. After learning this new information, I knew there would be quite a few people here who can benefit from it. I think you guys are brilliant. Keep up the great work! Props to you guys at Level.

- Robert, incarcerated in Illinois

I really like how this financial literacy guide was focused on reentry. The information and resources listed are very helpful. I am a peer mentor in the reentry program and will use all the information in this guide to help my peers. Please send the certificate! It will be a big help with the probation department.

- Jason, in prison in Virginia