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Sponsor Spotlight: Eide Bailly Inspires World Citizens

Janet Redwine International Towne, Young AmeriTowne Leave a Comment

Did you ever think that the perfect job to have “when you grow up” would be to travel the world? Thanks to Eide Bailly, proud partner of Young Americans Center for Financial Education’s International Towne program, middle school students don’t have to wait until they are adults to get a taste of what foreign countries have to offer.  International Towne’s …

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Tales from Towne: Lessons in holiday spending

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With the holiday season quickly approaching, many folks are going shopping to find the perfect gifts for their friends and families. We are all trying to keep track of our spending and make wise financial decisions to protect our credit scores or our personal checking accounts. In Ameritowne and International Towne, students have a similar goal of recording purchases so …

Mayor Adam Paul receives an Accounting lesson in Young AmeriTowne Belmar

Sponsor Spotlight: City of Lakewood’s Youth View

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This week, Young Americans Center for Financial Education shines a spotlight on an initiative by proud partner City of Lakewood that really resonates with us: Mayor Adam Paul’s Youth Initiative.  Young Americans applauds this movement—what an impactful way to encourage youth participation and investment in their community. Throughout the year, the City of Lakewood has been collecting thoughts from Lakewood …

Young AmeriTowne program in action in Denver

Young AmeriTowne Denver and Belmar

Two permanent Townes in the Denver metro area Young AmeriTowne Denver and Belmar are two permanent facilities that feature a life-like Towne of 16 businesses plus a Towne Hall.  While in AmeriTowne, students-turned-citizens experience a career for a day, they manage their personal finances, and they participate in a free enterprise economy.  Students see the direct impact their actions and ...
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Young AmeriTowne Information for Students

The goal of your teachers and everyone at Young AmeriTowne is to help you prepare for life as an adult.  You'll be doing this in a hands-on way as you work for a paycheck in a real shop, deposit money into a real bank account, shop for real products on your break, and become a citizen of a real Towne. ...

Young AmeriTowne Information for Parents

If your student’s school has signed up for Young AmeriTowne, a hands-on educational experience in free enterprise, you're in for a treat! Young AmeriTowne is a beloved tradition that reaches more than 34,000 students every year. In the next few weeks at school, your student will learn about supply and demand, banking, advertising, careers, business and philanthropy.  Their studies culminate ...
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Towne Payment Information

Each school participating in Towne programs is asked to pay a per student fee. The fee includes curriculum, classroom materials, Teacher Orientations and supplies necessary to operate Young AmeriTowne or International Towne. If scholarships or non-traditional payment arrangements are needed, they can be made prior to receiving your program materials by contacting Programs Registration, 303-321-2265. Towne Deposit A non-refundable deposit ...

Young AmeriTowne Teacher Information

Teachers bring their school groups to Young AmeriTowne year after year because they see the value in hands-on financial literacy programs. teachers from montview elementary school, Denver: Thank you for being an essential part of contributing to the kind of quality education that we strive to provide for all of our students. Use the links below to help you understand ...
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Sponsor Spotlight: Details matter for Young Americans and Children’s Hospital

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Step foot into the 176 square-foot Medical Center in Young AmeriTowne Denver, and you’ll quickly realize that details matter!  From the business card holders that replicate radio flyer wagons to the colorful, kid-friendly reference books on the shelves, proud sponsor Children’s Hospital Colorado ensures that this shop is just like a real hospital. The first step of the health-care process in …

Students donate at Young AmeriTowne

Sponsor Spotlight: Community First Foundation makes it easy for kids to give

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Philanthropy is a central concept to Young Americans. Bill Daniels, the founder of Young Americans Bank, established Daniels Fund, one of the largest foundations in the Rocky Mountain region. As a nonprofit, Young Americans Center for Financial Education relies on community support to deliver its hands-on financial literacy programs. Philanthropy plays a large role in the Young AmeriTowne program, too, …