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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Your Credit Union Can Get Involved in LifeSmarts

LifeSmartsThe New York Credit Union Foundation (NYCUF) will again serve as the state coordinator for LifeSmarts… the ultimate consumer challenge!
We invite your credit union to join the NYCUF to promote and/or sponsor this unique, educational program in your community.

The 2009/2010 state LifeSmarts program will be conducted exclusively online!

  • This year, both the NYS Varsity (grades 9-12) and JV (grades 6-8) LifeSmarts programs will be completed online—only—there will not be a Varsity in-person championship.
  • Teams may join the program and compete anytime between September 14, 2009 and February 5, 2010. No travel required! 
  • You do not have to register on September 14 to compete—that’s why the competition is open for almost five months.  It’s up to you how much time the students spend online – months, weeks, or days, just make sure all qualifying tests are completed by February 5. 
  • The winner of the online Varsity championship will represent New York State at the National LifeSmarts Competition in Miami Beach, Florida, April 24-27, 2010.

If you have any questions, please call Diane LaVigna-Wixted, NYCUF Executive Director at (800) 342-9835, ext. 8186.

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