About
A community initiative for lasting opportunity.
Prospera is a free platform built alongside Arizona families, dedicated to expanding access to financial knowledge and economic resources.
Prospera began at the Swift Youth Foundation, where our team volunteered through after-school STEAM programming for children across underserved communities in the Valley. While working with students, we saw firsthand how access to opportunity often extended beyond the classroom. Financial literacy, a skill that shapes lifelong decisions, was something many children had never been given the chance to learn.
What started as a series of interactive financial literacy workshops soon expanded into partnerships with local schools and community organizations. As we worked more closely with families, we recognized that empowering children alone wasn't enough. Parents also needed easier access to local jobs, public benefits, financial resources, and community support. That realization inspired Prospera: a platform dedicated to advancing economic mobility by equipping children with financial knowledge and connecting families to the opportunities and resources they need to thrive.