{"id":96,"date":"2026-01-30T15:46:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/takechargelab.com\/dev\/?page_id=96"},"modified":"2026-03-18T19:37:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:37:31","slug":"our-purpose","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/takechargelab.com\/dev\/about\/our-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"3699\" data-end=\"3841\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW22875629 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22875629 BCX0\">Financial education is often not designed with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in mind. Take Charge Lab was created to close that gap by providing clear, engaging instruction that helps participants build confidence with money and develop skills<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22875629 BCX0\">\u00a0for greater independence.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW22875629 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>Financial literacy is a critical life skill, but for many individuals with IDD, traditional programs are not designed with their needs in mind.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3843\" data-end=\"3870\">This creates a serious gap:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3871\" data-end=\"4002\">\n<li data-start=\"3871\" data-end=\"3912\">\n<p data-start=\"3873\" data-end=\"3912\">Limited access to financial education<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3913\" data-end=\"3959\">\n<p data-start=\"3915\" data-end=\"3959\">Increased vulnerability to financial abuse<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3960\" data-end=\"4002\">\n<p data-start=\"3962\" data-end=\"4002\">Reduced opportunities for independence<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"4004\" data-end=\"4045\">Take Charge Lab exists to close that gap.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4047\" data-end=\"4100\">We believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4101\" data-end=\"4201\">\n<li data-start=\"4101\" data-end=\"4121\">\n<p data-start=\"4103\" data-end=\"4121\">Understand money<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4122\" data-end=\"4159\">\n<p data-start=\"4124\" data-end=\"4159\">Make informed financial decisions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4160\" data-end=\"4201\">\n<p data-start=\"4162\" data-end=\"4201\">Live with confidence and independence<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"4203\" data-end=\"4364\">By combining accessibility, expert-designed curriculum, and real-world application, we are building a pathway toward financial empowerment for the IDD community.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"4366\" data-end=\"4369\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"4371\" data-end=\"4381\">Impact<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4383\" data-end=\"4417\">Take Charge Lab helps individuals:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4418\" data-end=\"4598\">\n<li data-start=\"4418\" data-end=\"4472\">\n<p data-start=\"4420\" data-end=\"4472\">Make financial decisions without relying on others<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4473\" data-end=\"4514\">\n<p data-start=\"4475\" data-end=\"4514\">Reduce risk of financial exploitation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4515\" data-end=\"4598\">\n<p data-start=\"4517\" data-end=\"4598\">Build independence and self-determination<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Financial education is often not designed with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in mind. Take Charge Lab was created to close that gap by providing clear, engaging instruction that helps participants build confidence with money and develop skills\u00a0for greater independence.\u00a0Financial literacy is a critical life skill, but for many individuals with IDD, traditional programs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":36,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/core-page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-96","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/takechargelab.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/takechargelab.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/takechargelab.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takechargelab.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takechargelab.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/takechargelab.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":681,"href":"https:\/\/takechargelab.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96\/revisions\/681"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takechargelab.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/takechargelab.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}