Community

The venues and events behind FFI.

Every workshop happens because a partner opened their doors. Here are the places we work with, the events we are most proud of, and a look at what those sessions actually look like.

Featured event, May 27, 2026

Guest workshop with Dr. Anand R. Marri

FFI virtual session, with Columbia University

A featured session with Dr. Anand R. Marri, former Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Professor of Social Studies and Economic Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Students got to hear directly from one of the country's leading voices on economic education.

Our partners

The venues that host FFI on Long Island.

Libraries, schools, and youth clubs that host FFI workshops. Logos coming as we collect them.

East Meadow Public LibraryPartner venue
Hicksville Boys & Girls ClubPartner venue
Jericho Public LibraryPartner venue
Merrick LibraryPartner venue
Great Neck LibraryPartner venue
Bethpage Public LibraryPartner venue
Huntington Public LibraryPartner venue
Baldwin Public LibraryPartner venue
West Hempstead Public LibraryPartner venue
Glen Cove Public LibraryPartner venue
Boys & Girls Club of Oyster Bay, East NorwichPartner venue
Jericho High SchoolPartner venue
Southside High SchoolPartner venue
Local summer day campsPartner venue
Organizations we work with

Beyond the venues that host us.

Student led initiatives and firms that back the work, share speakers, or run joint programming with FFI.

NEL Financial Literacy
Monucate BNC Asset Management
BAC Consulting
Brightside Finance Foundation
Foundations of Finance Project
USA Economics Olympiad
Guest workshops

People who do this professionally, talking to teens.

Guest leaders from the Federal Reserve system and academic economics have headlined FFI workshops for students.

Flyer for The Debt Decision: What Every Teen Needs to Know, an FFI guest workshop with Dr. Anand R. Marri on Wednesday, May 27, 2:00 to 3:00 PM

Dr. Anand R. Marri

Former Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Headlined a featured FFI workshop, speaking to students about why economic education matters and how to think about money as a young person. Professor of Social Studies and Economic Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and a published researcher.

Teen finance conference

150+ teens, one room, eight people who work in finance.

FFI hosted a teen finance conference on Long Island, connecting students directly with professionals from the Federal Reserve, asset management, ratings, banking, and law.

Ethan HeislerFormer New York Federal Reserve
Vineet GuptaBlackRock Asset Management
Navneet AgarwalMoody's
Jake SpezieliCreditWorks
Vincent SaulinoLawyer and investor
Sean ChoiBarclays
Rich CiufoMerrill Lynch
Gagan SawhneyHoulihan Lokey
In the room

Pictures from past workshops.

Moments from the sessions that these partners made possible.