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This month, Young Americans would like to introduce you to Rich Jennings, a long-time Center Board Member and advocate of youth financial literacy. As Senior Vice President of the Mountain West Region at Comcast, Rich oversees all operations for Colorado and New Mexico, serving more than 2.1 million customers and 3,200 employees every day. Serving Young Americans since 2006, Rich …
Peakview Elementary School’s Spark Change student leaders gathered Monday afternoon in Centennial to present their completed service project to an organization they cared for deeply, There With Care. With locations in Denver, Boulder and Redwood City, California, There with Care aids families and children who are facing a critical illness by providing services and support. The student leaders chose to …
Students from Hygiene Elementary in Loveland were in for a real treat last week. When they visited Young AmeriTowne On the Road, there was not one, but two Mayors there to greet them: Greeley Mayor John Gates and Young AmeriTowne Mayor, 14-year-old Aiden Wilson. AmeriTowne On the Road, presented by CoBank, is a portable version of the flagship Young AmeriTowne …
The best kind of learning comes from real-world experience, which is why Young Americans Center for Financial Education has partnered with Colorado Garden Foundation to bring the outdoors inside Young AmeriTowne. Thanks to a Foundation grant, AmeriTowne in Denver and Belmar each have three enormous planters filled with green and flowering plants all year long. Since its beginnings, Colorado Garden …
Through the YouthBiz program, Young Americans provides opportunities for youth to explore all different types of industries. This month, YouthBiz held its first workshop about social enterprise, a field that is becoming increasingly relevant to youth business owners who exist to support a need in a community. What is a social enterprise? YouthBiz welcomed Brad Reubendale, Executive Director of SAME Café, …
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 Americans Center for Financial Education exists to provide hands-on experiences in financial literacy to young people. An important partner in this work is FirstBank, which has supported youth financial literacy since 2005. FirstBank’s supports a the bank at Young AmeriTowne Belmar. Students can customize their own FirstBank business cards, pass out FirstBank debit card sleeves, count-out FirstBank dollars, write …
Click here to schedule your gift for Colorado Gives Day and sponsors will add some matching money to your donation! $100, 2 kids, or $10 a month. Liliana and Victor are coming to Young AmeriTowne in January. Except their school doesn’t have the money. They need a kind donor (like you?) to foot the bill. It’s just $50 to send Liliana, …
Have you heard what’s been happening at Young Americans Bank these days? In case you haven’t, let me fill you in! We all know that Young Americans Bank, the only bank in the world designed especially for kids, is a great place for today’s youth to establish a bank account and learn more about the fundamentals of basic banking. But, …
This is the time of year we all start cleaning out our closets, emptying our wallets, and finding a place to volunteer and give back. It’s also the perfect time to highlight the newest program of Young Americans Center for Financial Education: Spark Change! Spark Change teaches students the importance of giving back and helping out their community. Over the …
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