The National Endowment for Financial Education® (NEFE®) offers the award-winning High School Financial Planning Program® (HSFPP), a free and flexible curriculum that has been proven to change students’ knowledge, actions and self-confidence about managing their money.
Money & Me is a hands-on experience that teaches teenagers the basics of money and how to make it work for them. The program covers budgeting, credit advantages and pitfalls, savings and checking accounts, how to save for a big purchase and investing for the future.
The brass|Student Program provides high schools with access to brass|Magazine, a personal finance publication written by young adults that delivers relevant content for classroom discussions and activities. The program also includes online resource centers for teachers and students, and the Credit Unions for College scholarship database.

LifeSmarts…the Ultimate Consumer Challenge is a game show style competition for teenagers designed to better prepare them as responsible consumers in today’s dynamic marketplace. Questions cover personal finance, consumer rights and responsibilities, health and safety, technology and the environment.

Biz Kid$ is a fun, 30-minute PBS television series for kids about making and managing money. It highlights young entrepreneurs who have turned hobbies into successful businesses, raised funds for good causes and much more.

The Kid’s Cash Kit & Caboodle includes practical, hands-on tools to teach children and their families the basics of money management using the concepts of saving, spending and sharing.

Who Are You? Identity Thieves Really Want to Know! is an educational program that utilizes marketing materials, train-the-trainer workshops and instructive sessions to help credit unions and community organizations inform their members about the dangers of identity theft.

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Producers, Partners, Funders

The four major producers, partners, and funders for the bizKID$ PBS television series include:

biz kid$bizKID$ LLP (www.bizkids.com )—Producers

JA Worldwide (www.ja.org )—Curriculum Partner

WXXI Rochester, NY(www.wxxi.org)—Presenting Station and Partner

America’s Credit Unions (www.creditunion.coop)—Production Funders

Other partners and supporters of bizKID$ include:

Credit Union National Association (http://www.cuna.org)

CUNA (Credit Union National Association), based in Washington, D.C., and Madison, Wisconsin, is the premier national trade association serving America's credit unions. Volunteer directors who are elected by their credit union peers govern the not-for-profit trade group.

National Credit Union Foundation (http://www.ncuf.coop)

As the philanthropic and social responsibility arm of the U.S. credit union system, the National Credit Union Foundation (NCUF) raises funds, makes grants, manages programs and provides educational and related services that promote and improve consumers' financial independence through credit unions. NCUF grants, programs and services help create greater access to affordable financial services, provide widespread financial education, and empower more credit union members to build assets.

New York Credit Union Foundation (http://www.nycuf.org)

The mission of the New York Credit Union Foundation (NYCUF) is serving those who improve the financial literacy and independence of New Yorkers and promote the credit union difference. NYCUF’s vision is to empower all New Yorkers to be economically self-sufficient, with an emphasis on consumer financial education, especially among young people.

 

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