This week is National Credit Union Youth Week and at Community Financial we’re celebrating financial literacy for young adults.
Credit
Unions across the nation are celebrating by promoting super savings at your
local credit union. The celebration,
April 18-24, takes place during JumpStart Coalitions’ Financial Literacy for
Youth Month.
Join us as we
celebrate this week at Community Financial:
· Youth
Club members make a deposit and get two prizes from the prize box
· Student
Club members make a deposit and receive two punches to your punch card
· Free
family financial activity fair Wednesday evening
Our
Student Run Credit Union Program is also wrapping up another great year. We partnered with 23 elementary schools, 8
middle schools and 3 high schools. Over
1,543 students participated this year as volunteers, where they worked as branch
managers, tellers, bookkeepers, computer operators, and marketing
representatives. The goal of the program is to give students real-life,
professional experiences in, filling out applications, interviewing and acting
responsibly on the job.
In
the 2011-2012 school year, we had 1,700 kids participate as members making deposits
in our school branches, and we strive to teach everyone to set goals and save
their money. One student started with us in elementary school. By the time he
became a senior in high school, we were able to help him with a line of credit
to start his own landscaping business. Now he’s in college and has several
employees working for him. We hope all
members learn money management skills they can use in the future.
Teaching
financial literacy is important, and Community Financial is proud to establish
successful programs with our local schools.
Learn more about our Student Run Credit Union Program by visiting us
here.
Posted by: Natalie McLaughlin, Senior Education Partnership Coordinator Community Financial Members Federal Credit Union is a not-for-profit, full-service financial institution owned and governed by its membership.
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