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What is a credit score? A credit score is a number that banks and financial institutions use quite a bit. This number determines whether the bank approves you to use a credit card or to take out a loan or mortgage, and this number also determines the interest rate you’ll pay if approved. In short, this number determines your creditworthiness. …
Sports. The activity and entertainment so many of us are anxiously awaiting to return, especially our young ones, is sports. Going to an Avs hockey game, cheering on the Colorado Rapids, donning a Nuggets jersey that matches their parents’–these are all moments that stay with a child for life. These moments, however, cost money. Here at Young AmeriTowne, students learn …
Young Americans Center for Financial Education has wrapped up its first week of Virtual Programs. The Center ran four engaging, faced-paced courses focused on small class sizes and led by our expert instructors! One of these programs was Girls Can: Career Exploration, led by Young AmeriTowne Belmar Director Susan Weimer. Girls Can is designed to teach young women in fifth …
Young Americans Center for Financial Education values ethics and integrity in every aspect of our business and teachings. Our founder, Bill Daniels, was firm in his principles which inform our work to provide all children regardless of background or circumstances a strong foundation in financial literacy and workforce readiness. On Respect for People, “Bill was a compassionate person and showed …
For a second summer, YouthBiz is partnering with Read More Co for their Stay F.R.E.S.H.™Entrepreneur Program. This eight-week session is great for teens who already have a business, are thinking about and want to start a business, or are completely new to the concept of entrepreneurship. Virtual sessions take place on Thursdays this summer from 12:00-1:30pm and only cost …
As states all over the country reel with the ripple effects of the current pandemic, the talk and planning of budget cuts is already proceeding. School districts, especially, are feeling the brunt of school closures and the “what ifs” for the coming school year. With Colorado school districts looking to trim millions of dollars from the budget, financial aid programs …
In our current environment, YouthBiz has moved much of its programming online so that aspiring entrepreneurs can participate safely at home. Last month’s Secret Garden Garnishes was a fun introduction to garden art! There were nine participants in the workshop, ranging in age from six to thirteen. Youth received all supplies via mail in advance, and for some, receiving mail …
Thirteen-year-old Hannah Reyes is providing hope and help to communities throughout Denver through her business, HER Designs. Sewing a total of 600 face masks in the last two months, Hannah has donated more than a third of them to local nonprofits. In the basement “shop” she’s created in her family’s Greenwood Village home, Hannah typically sews fabric rosettes that she …
