Intuit Launches Food Truck Program to Empower Underserved Youth with Vital Financial, Technical and Entrepreneurial Skills
22 Setembro 2023 - 10:05AM
Business Wire
Educational Program Launches in Compton Unified
School District and Set to Expand to School Districts in Los
Angeles, San Diego, Dallas, and Reno
Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), the global financial technology
platform that makes Intuit TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and
Mailchimp, today announced a technical and entrepreneurial
educational program providing fully operational food trucks to
school districts with curriculum to teach high school students how
to run and operate a small business using Intuit’s financial tools.
The food trucks are equipped with commercial-grade kitchens,
allowing students to build real-world, hands-on skills and
experiences in a professional context and setting. The program is
available in Compton Unified School District and will expand to Los
Angeles Unified School District, San Diego Unified School District,
Dallas Unified School District, and Washoe County School District
in Reno, NV during the 2023- 2024 school year with the goal of
making a positive impact on 5,000 underserved students.
These school districts were selected for the program based on
the company's commitment to helping underserved students in its
Prosperity Hub School Districts. Presently, just 25% of high school
students are mandated to enroll in personal finance courses, with
lower rates in low-income areas. This contributes to financial
challenges later in life, with only 34% of Americans passing a
basic financial literacy quiz, a number that continues to decline.
Students who engage in the program are expected to gain valuable
financial and entrepreneurial skills that will set them up for
success and support their ability to prosper in the future.
“Our commitment to strengthening communities is a fundamental
part of our mission to power prosperity around the world,” said
Dave Zasada, Head of Corporate Responsibility at Intuit. “We
launched our Prosperity Hub School Districts program to address the
disparity in educational equity including access to financial and
entrepreneurial education programs. As an important component of
our corporate responsibility programs, this food truck program will
help students develop technical and durable skills employers
seek.”
Bringing Financial, Career & Technical Education to High
School Students
The food trucks will operate as a work-based learning
experience, enabling high school students to gain practical
experience while learning and applying the financial and
entrepreneurial skills necessary to run a business. The program
will engage students from multiple career pathway programs by
managing a fully operational food truck. Beyond culinary arts
instruction, graphic design students will have opportunities to
design menus and the wrap of the truck; accounting and finance
students will have opportunities to help the culinary students
manage their business finances; business and marketing students
will be able to help grow and market the food truck business; and
automotive students will be able to conduct routine maintenance and
repairs on the food trucks. Intuit will also provide free tools
including Quickbooks Online and the GOPayment Point of Sale app to
help students manage the finances of their food truck business.
“Adapting education to meet today’s ever changing skill sets is
essential,” said Dr. Silke Bradford, Intuit’s Head of K12 Business
and Partner Development and former Career Technical Education
Director for Compton Unified School District. “Many school
districts deprioritize electives like business finance or culinary
arts, viewing them as extras. Community transformation hinges on
economic opportunity, and as a global financial technology
platform, we believe in equipping students for the jobs of
today.”
For more information about Intuit’s education initiatives, visit
https://www.intuit.com/solutions/education/why-intuit/our-commitment
About Intuit
Intuit is the global financial technology platform that powers
prosperity for the people and communities we serve. With 100
million customers worldwide using TurboTax, Credit Karma,
QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, we believe that everyone should have the
opportunity to prosper. We never stop working to find new,
innovative ways to make that possible. Please visit us at
Intuit.com and find us on social for the latest information about
Intuit and our products and services.
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