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Summer will be here before we know it, which means warmer days, vacations, and summer camps for your children! Keep reading for the top five reasons you should consider sending your child to a Summer Camp at Young Americans Center for Financial Education this year. And don’t just take our word for it–see what last year’s campers had to say …
Extra, extra, read all about it! Each day, the Young AmeriTowne Newspaper reports the day’s most important news in a real, four-page newspaper. This real-life experience in journalism is possible because of long-time supporter The Denver Post. Young Americans Center for Financial Education first partnered with The Denver Postnearly 20 years ago to create a life-like Newspaper shop. Volunteers from …
There’s a brand-new shop in Young AmeriTowne in Lakewood: the Safeway Market! This mini-Safeway provides a real-world lesson in what it takes to operate a grocery store to fifth grade students from across the metro area. The Safeway Market debuted on Wednesday, March 27 when students from McGraw Elementary school ran AmeriTowne. McGraw students joined Todd Broderick, Denver Division President …
Young AmeriTowne On the Road served 226 students last week in our inaugural visit to Colorado Springs! The program was held at the Discover Goodwill building for a week beginning on March 6. I sat down with Towne Director Chris O’Reilly to hear his highlights from the trip. Here’s what he had to say: Question: How was your trip to …
Young AmeriTowne On the Road returned from a successful trip to Greeley, Colorado this week! In total, 374 students participated in the program, which was located at Aims Community College from February 7 to 20. The amount of growth this year was phenomenal. Last year, 125 students participated, and this year’s number was nearly triple that. This growth couldn’t have been …
The leader of Young AmeriTowne is the Mayor, an elected official that oversees the Towne’s businesses, judicial system, and laws. This job is sometimes thankless, often difficult, and always a chance for a 5thgrader to step into a new role as a leader. Mayor Kevin led AmeriTowne when his school, Arrowhead Elementary, participated last month. In order to become Mayor, …
If you ask a kiddo what investing means, they’ll probably give you a blank stare. In fact, many adults will do the same! However, knowing what investing is and how it works can help your children successfully navigate the financial world as adults. Here are some ideas to help! Young children can start by learning what it means to work …
Young AmeriTowne On the Road, presented by CoBank, just returned from an impactful two weeks in Pueblo. In total, 247 students received a hands-on lesson in free enterprise while the program was set up at Pueblo Community College. This year marked On the Road’s fifth trip to the Pueblo community, and schools like Desert Sage Elementary, located in the nearby …
“Nearly a third of young adults in a recent study were found to be “financially precarious” because they had poor financial literacy and lacked money management skills and income stability.” – ScienceDaily, citing a study by researchers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The individuals in this study will likely face a lifetime of financial hardship. The results of the …
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