Our Vision

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  • Every Rappahannock County student will graduate with a plan for the future, financial capability and resources, and academic and personal skills to pursue that plan confidently and successfully.
  • Parents, caregivers, and other adults will have access to information and tools to develop their own financial skills.
  • Every Rappahannock County student will graduate with a plan for the future, financial capability and resources, and academic and personal skills to pursue that plan confidently and successfully.
  • Parents, caregivers, and other adults will have access to information and tools to develop their own financial skills.
  • Every Rappahannock County student will graduate with a plan for the future, financial capability and resources, and academic and personal skills to pursue that plan confidently and successfully.
  • Parents, caregivers, and other adults will have access to information and tools to develop their own financial skills.
  • Every Rappahannock County student will graduate with a plan for the future, financial capability and resources, and academic and personal skills to pursue that plan confidently and successfully.
  • Parents, caregivers, and other adults will have access to information and tools to develop their own financial skills.
  • Every Rappahannock County student will graduate with a plan for the future, financial capability and resources, and academic and personal skills to pursue that plan confidently and successfully.
  • Parents, caregivers, and other adults will have access to information and tools to develop their own financial skills.
  • Every Rappahannock County student will graduate with a plan for the future, financial capability and resources, and academic and personal skills to pursue that plan confidently and successfully.
  • Parents, caregivers, and other adults will have access to information and tools to develop their own financial skills.
  • Every Rappahannock County student will graduate with a plan for the future, financial capability and resources, and academic and personal skills to pursue that plan confidently and successfully.
  • Parents, caregivers, and other adults will have access to information and tools to develop their own financial skills.
  • Every Rappahannock County student will graduate with a plan for the future, financial capability and resources, and academic and personal skills to pursue that plan confidently and successfully.
  • Parents, caregivers, and other adults will have access to information and tools to develop their own financial skills.
  • Every Rappahannock County student will graduate with a plan for the future, financial capability and resources, and academic and personal skills to pursue that plan confidently and successfully.
  • Parents, caregivers, and other adults will have access to information and tools to develop their own financial skills.

Believe in a child with your support of our county’s children, their families, and their friends.

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Rappahannock County student holding a piggy bank

To achieve this vision we:

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  • Open a MyFuture bank account with $100 for each RCPS Kindergartner
  • Add up to $100 per year through graduation as students grow their life and financial skills
  • Support a certified financial coach in the schools who works with teachers on age-appropriate lessons and activities
  • Demonstrate the value of setting goals and weighing choices that lead to lifelong success
  • Support learning at home through workshops and tools and individual financial coaching
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You can help our savers be what they want to be:

Illustration of kid pretending to be a bus driver
" I want to be a
bus driver "

- Barrett
Illustration of a kid pretending to be a vet
" I want to be a vet to help all animals, even snakes"
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- Annabelle
Illustration of a kid pretending to be a nurse
" I want to be
a nurse"

- Alaina

How kids plan to use their savings:

• Buy a bank
• Buy a really huge 4 x 4
• Buy a house
• Go to college
• Help buy groceries
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FamilyFutures highlights
from our first year:

128

MyFuture accounts

30

Households used free tax filing assistance.

20

Individuals worked with a coach on personal financial goals

58%

Earned the maximum $100 for activities when schools were closed for Covid; 78% earned two or more additional deposits.

$9,800

Total Savings: First graders have more than $9,800 in their accounts

$19,300

Total in All MyFuture accounts

$160

average balance for 123 accounts

$194

average balance for Grade 1 savers (second year)

$125

average balance for new Kindergartners (first semester)

58%

Grade 1 who earned the maximum additional $100 in their accounts (first year)

78%

Current Grade 1 who earned two or more additional deposits (first year

12

middle grade students who completed summer on-line financial education

20

adults who worked with a coach on personal goals

6

student counselors from the Wonderful Wednesday camp who received match deposits to their personal savings accounts

Mail checks to: Family Futures, Post Office Box 58, Washington, Virginia 22747

FamilyFutures is a tax exempt charity under Section 501(c)3.  
Gifts are fully deductible as allowed by law.  Please consult your tax adviser.

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