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Young Americans Center for Financial Education is fortunate to have many partners that are doing good in the community. This week, we’d like to highlight our proud sponsor King Soopers who, in addition to supporting hands-on financial education for youth, has also committed to a national effort aimed at ending hunger and eliminating waste across the Kroger Company by 2025. …
It’s the time for giving alright – fifteen schools in the Denver metro area stacked change this holiday season accumulating a grand total of $32,452.46!!! The students in these schools will use the money to complete several service projects in the spring. But, Inspire Elementary students couldn’t wait until spring; they believed it was important to help out their community …
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, …
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, …
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 …
Every month Young Americans Bank dives into a financial concept to help our customers understand more about money. During August, we’re looking at philanthropy. What does it mean to give? How do you plan your giving? Get started here with these activities, and then come visit us in Young Americans Bank for more help, feedback, and tips. Time, Talent, Treasure …
As part of their preparation for Young AmeriTowne, students learn about philanthropy: how to share their time, talents, and treasure with those in need. Then when they visit AmeriTowne, students have an opportunity to put their learning into practice at the Donation Station. Towne citizens can donate their individual or business earnings to one of six Colorado nonprofits, and those …
When it comes to community involvement, Young Americans Center Board Member Chris Picardi is passionate about financial literacy and helping break the cycle of poverty. He pours his heart, money and free time into a very important cause: helping underserved youth gain financial literacy so they learn how to earn, make and manage money wisely. An AmeriTowne alum, Chris attributes his current …
Every day as Young AmeriTowne comes to a close, I am rushing around to check in with the accountants to see if their shop was able to pay back the bank loan plus 10 % interest. Each shop is required to take out a loan in the morning so they can do business, but at the end of the day …
One of the key lessons in the Young AmeriTowne free enterprise curriculum is about philanthropy. We teach our 5th grade students that philanthropy means giving of your “time, talents, and treasure.” The 5th graders have the opportunity to budget their paychecks and then give some of their AmeriTowne “treasure” during their day in Towne. Each citizen can donate AmeriTowne dollars …
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