(Albany, NY) – The New York Credit Union Foundation (NYCUF) was awarded a $20,751 financial education grant from the National Credit Union Foundation to further develop phase two of the its Money & Me program. Created by NYCUF and delivered by credit unions in their communities, Money & Me is a financial education program just for teens. NYCUF is one of only 15 recipients nationwide to receive this financial education-related grant for 2011.
Credit unions across the state offer Money & Me workshops, free of charge, throughout the year—typically during summer, winter and spring breaks. Using an award-winning curriculum and interactive hands-on activities, credit union staff and local educators teach teens essential financial skills—skills like budgeting, saving, maintaining a checking account, managing credit, planning for the future and more. Along the way, participating teens become financially savvy while having fun with their peers.
“We’re honored to have been selected by the National Credit Union Foundation to receive this grant,” said Diane LaVigna-Wixted, NYCUF’s executive director. “This funding will help us develop alternative versions of the hands-on, personal finance curriculum for teens 14-18 years old to meet the diversified needs of New York’s credit unions.”
National Credit Union Foundation grants are made possible by supporters of the Foundation and its Community Investment Fund, an award-winning system of investments that helps credit unions earn dividends while donating to national and state community development programs.
The New York Credit Union Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Credit Union Association of New York, serves credit unions, schools and community organizations that help improve the financial literacy and independence of New Yorkers and promote the credit union difference. For more information about NYCUF, visit www.nycuf.org.
