Financial Literacy Course - Spring 2026

This 6-week course is designed with specific emphasis on LGBTQ+ and BIPOC experiences in mind, but is open to anyone within the community that identifies as a sex worker, trafficking survivor, or someone impacted by the commercial sex industry. This course works to break down how intersectional, systematic, and historical forces contribute to cycles of economic struggle and impact how we show up in relation to money. 

Through a combination of science, spirituality, and personal collective lived experiences we will explore how we can address the root of our beliefs and behaviors around money, while learning to recognize the power in our stories. This course aims to support members on a journey towards being able to transform the way we show up in financial decision making moments and utilize newly learned skills to envision and create financial wellness in our lives. 

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify sensations in your body and ground your nervous system to make financial decisions.

• Identify and apply learned skills to follow through on necessary financial decisions.

• Name at least 3 new skills that you can use when making financial decisions.

• Create an individualized budget tailored to your unique lifestyle.

• Understand the intersections that affect how you and others show up in relation to money.

Course Content Disclaimer:

We must acknowledge that this course can be uncomfortable at times. You will be unpacking your own lived experiences and how they shaped your relationship to money, while also exploring these experiences through an intergenerational lens. This process can be incredibly intense.

The material and somatic practices in this course may surface emotions and experiences that you haven’t fully processed before. This can be overwhelming for the body. While there is plenty of support and guidance through this process embedded into the course, we believe that it is important to inform participants of the possible emotional toll participating in a course designed in this way could come with to allow you to make an informed decision when joining us.

As part of this course, participants will be eligible to receive a number of supportive materials such as: 

• An Introductory Course Package mailed directly to you, thoughtfully curated to contain materials to utilize for notetaking and wellness during the course. 

• $100 per participant to begin or add to a savings account after completion of the course 

• Eligibility for future YAMT grant funding from the Career and Education Development Program

• Addition to a bi-weekly mailing list that includes regular links to relevant job listings, scholarships, fellowships, and general programming and professional development opportunities 

This course is open to members of the YAMT community. If you are not already part of our community but are interested in taking the course please start the process of joining by completing our General Intake form at this link.

To apply for this funding you simply need to complete the application at this link with the required information.

The application consists of a number of questions regarding your current and hopeful financial situations and goals for learnings throughout the class. This information will be used to help both you and our facilitator prepare for the course.

After your application has been submitted, our team will review and inform you of next steps via email by May 1st.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until May 1st, 2026 or until slots fill up.

There is a limited cap on the course as we intend for it to be a smaller, community centered space so be sure to sign up in advance.

The group will meet each week on Wednesday from 6-8pm ET (3-5pm PT) starting on May 13th. The schedule is as follows:

• Session 1 - May 13th

• Session 2 - May 20th

• Session 3 - May 27th

• Break Week / Casual Class Meet - June 3rd

• Session 4 - June 10th

• Session 5 - June 17th

• Session 6 - June 24th