Supporting Financial Literacy and Economic Mobility for Under Served Youth
Youth Economic Readiness Initiative
The Youth Economic Readiness Initiative (YERI) is a structured, multi-phase workforce development program delivering financial literacy, career readiness, and economic awareness to under served 11th and 12th-grade students inside Spring ISD high schools..
This initiative marks the formal launch of Bridge The Gaps' (BTG) workforce development arm, designed to generate measurable, documented outcomes for school accountability, Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) reporting, and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) youth program funding, creating a unique dual public-private funding model that allows BTG to expand programming at scale.
Programs + Deliverables
Financial Literacy Program
Financial Mentorship Lab
Youth Banking Access Initiatives
CRA Volunteer Opportunities
Under served Student Populations
Community Impact Metrics
Why Banks Support Bridge The Gaps
Bridge The Gaps provides full transparency and connection to partner schools that are 70–91% economically disadvantaged, qualifying as LMI communities for CRA purposes.
Graduation rates at partner schools trail the state average by 14+ points.
68%+ of students are classified at-risk of dropping out by the Texas Education Agency.
Is Your Bank Ready To Join us?
For more information on how you can help bring the YERI Program to your institution, please contact Bridge The Gaps via email here or download our prospectus with additional information here.
Our financial literacy programs also support youth workforce readiness initiatives. Learn more about our workforce development programs here.