Budgeting and Personal Finance Chapter

A recently resettled refugee learning how to buy a subway ticket

Making Your Way is for resettlement agency trainers who provide Cultural Orientation domestically. Each of the eleven content chapters starts with a short lesson called The Basics that addresses particularly pressing information for that topic. The chapters contain two to six additional lesson plans, along with supplemental images, posters, and handouts. While the complete curriculum is 761 pages, we offer The Complete Basics, individual chapters, and supplemental materials as separate downloads.

This unit focuses on the following key points:

  • It is important for refugees to identify sources of income and support they can depend on after initial assistance ends.
  • A bank is the safest place to keep money.
  • Refugees are responsible for managing their own personal finances. Learning how to budget is an important skill for refugees to learn.