The Upton Program

The Upton Program is a 6-month financial literacy program for young parents ages 18-25. The goal of this program is to strengthen parents’ knowledge and access to building wealth by providing them with a renewed understanding, essential skills, and a clear plan to achieve financial stability for their families. Young parents throughout the Twin Cities meet twice a week for four hours total per week. TUP’s curriculum includes topics such as budgeting, investing, how to teach children about money, managing debt, resume writing, and job hunting. Parent participants can achieve real life application with what they learned throughout their time in the program and work towards their short term and long term financial and career goals. TUP also supports parents in eliminating barriers to access the program by providing transportation support, childcare at and a meal during program time.