How did you learn to manage your money? Was it through your parents? A program or teacher in school? Or maybe you’re still figuring it out as you go?
Community
Financial believes that financial literacy and money management are important
life skills that all children need to know. That’s why our Student-Run Credit Union
program was created back in 1990 to help make that happen.
Our program
grew even stronger this year with the addition of three new school partners:
Isbister Elementary in Plymouth, Kennedy Elementary in Livonia, and Atlanta
Community Schools in northern Michigan. The credit union now operates 45 student-run
credit unions, impacting more than 18,000 elementary, middle, and high school
students.
This year, not
only did our partnerships grow, but we added two new team members to help
support the growth of the Student-Run Credit Union program.
Jeremy Cybulski,
our new Senior Education Partnership Coordinator, has more than 16 years of
credit union experience in youth financial education. A life-long member of the
credit union movement, Jeremy is dedicated to instilling financial values in
today's youth and making them smarter savers, and savvy consumers.
The second
addition to our Education Partnership Coordinator team is Kristen La Forest. As
a former substitute teacher, Kristen’s experience working with children allows
her to recognize the tools necessary for students to better understand
financial concepts.
We look forward
to another successful year serving our school partners. To learn more about the
Student-Run Credit Union program visit cfcu.org/SCU.