Spotlight on YouthBiz Stars Family Tickets
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Empowering Youth: Partnership with Colorado UpLift, Sponsored by Alpine Bank
Young Americans is kicking off the New Year by partnering with Colorado UpLift. Colorado UpLift is a nonprofit, youth service organization dedicated to building long-term, life-changing relationships with urban youth. Serving students in Denver Public Schools, Colorado UpLift staff will implement our YouthBiz StartUp entrepreneurial curriculum in six low-income middle schools this semester. “Young Americans is thrilled to partner with …
Summer Camp Registration is Now Live!
Let your child rule the world this summer, really! Young Americans Center for Financial Education’s incredibly popular week-long summer day camps fill up quickly, but you can register now. Priced at $230* per child, per week, camps run Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Camps include the popular Young AmeriTowne and International Towne programs. …
Tales from Towne: Personal Testimony from our Director of Young AmeriTowne
It is easy to come to work each day when you believe in the mission of the company that you are working for, and understand the difference that you are making in the lives of young people. Young Americans Center offers many programs and activities that help teach and solidify real life concepts to kids of all ages. Being the …
Tales from Towne: Supply, Demand and the Warehouse
Arguably one of the busiest shops in Young Ameritowne is the Warehouse. The employees here are responsible for stocking bins and delivering products to 12 of the 17 businesses in Young Ameritowne. Each shop that sells products will only receive two shipments of products a day: one in the morning and one in the afternoon. If a business runs out …
Tales from Towne: Continuing the Legacy of “Father of Lakewood”
The grandson of “Father of Lakewood” was the recent Mayor in Young AmeriTowne! James Jeff “Jim” Richey is known as the “Father of Lakewood” for his push to create what is now the state’s fifth-largest city — and then serving as its first mayor from 1969 – 1977. His grandson, Kayden, a 5th grader at Southmoor Elementary, is now following …
Tales from Towne: Empowering the Youth
Here at Young Americans, we encounter the most energetic, knowledge-seeking, and sometimes shy students. However, they always manage to show a side of them no one has ever seen. Their eyes light up as soon as they walk into our facility. They’re so excited to get into their shops and open up for business and take responsibility for their own …
Sponsor Spotlight: Lutheran Medical Center
Today we are shining our spotlight on Lutheran Medical Center, a proud supporter of the medical center “shop” at Young AmeriTowne Belmar. Young AmeriTowne is an award-winning educational program serving over 25,600 Colorado 5th graders (53% of all Denver metro 5th graders) every year. The program is designed to teach 10-year olds about money management, free enterprise, economics and workforce …
Isabelle May, Charming Wine Charms & Mentor, Maureen Tarrant Fitzgerald
Winner at Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs, Age Category 6-11 At age 11, Isabelle May has already founded her second business. “My friend Sarah and I started Funky Flip Flops when we were seven,” says the serial entrepreneur, and she used the skills she gained to build a winning company. Recognizing a business opportunity when she saw a hostess using wine …
