Find your niche.
Partnering with schools
and businesses to build
financial capability.
Free financial literacy education
and paid career learning for youth and families
across Philadelphia and beyond.
The Niche Clinic is more than a classroom.
Partnering with local schools and businesses to build learning environments that cultivate financial capability.
- A hands-on, standards-aligned financial literacy program
- Paid career learning in a variety of fields
- Pathways to educational and career advancement
- Supportive services
Our Programs
Experiential Financial Literacy
Learn the basics of personal finance and how to maximize earning potential. Our program operates in select schools and at our Philadelphia program site.
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Paid Career Preparation
Earn money by learning the soft skills necessary to seek, find, and retain employment. We offer career learning in a variety of fields. See the Programs page for what is currently on offer.
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Advancement Pathways
Whether a young person is seeking a high school diploma, a trade certificate, or entry into college, The Niche Clinic can help!
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As a 501(c)(3) organization, The Niche Clinic relies on the talent, treasure, and time of its staff, volunteers, Board of Directors, partners, and a growing network of families to deliver its innovative financial training programs. Click to read more about supporting our efforts.
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Our History
Learn how one teacher, one classroom, and a group of determined students in Northeast Philadelphia sparked a movement that became one of the most innovative financial literacy programs in the U.S.
Our Impact
Between June 2025 and July 2026, The Niche Clinic served 2,240 youth and families, paid $52,036 directly to youth in career learning programs, and helped originate more than 50 bank accounts.
Our Supporters
The Niche Clinic's work is made possible by the generosity of foundations and organizations that believe every young person deserves access to financial education.
The best part of the program for me has been learning economics and how businesses run. There are so many different ways to earn money, making it feel like much more than a classroom.