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Opportunity Passport

A financial education and matched savings program

that helps youth make a successful transition to adulthood.

Opportunity Passport® has been designed by the national Jim Casey Youth Oppo​rtunities Initiative, specifically for young people ages 14 to 26 who have been in foster care. The program provides an on-ramp to mainstream banking and $1 for $1 matching funds to participants when they use their savings toward approved assets such as housing costs, expenses for college or trade school, or to acquire transportation.

How to Participate

To become an Opportunity Passport participant you must first sign up for a Financial Capability Training.

To sign up for a training, please contact Robert Bibens at rgbibens@dmacc.edu​.

Opportunity Passport Video Library

Partners

Since 2004, more than 1,1​00 young people in Iowa have enrolled in Opportunity Passport®. Previously coordinated by the Youth Policy Institute of Iowa​, Opportunity Passport® is made possible by support of numerous partners, including:

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