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It feels like the first day of the 2017-2018 AmeriTowne year was just last week, so how can it be February already?! The year is flying by, which means that in no time at all, summer will be here! Young Americans Center is already gearing up for summer camps and registration has opened up online. There are so many camps …
February 2, Denver – It is never too early to teach children about money. Research conducted by the National Endowment for Financial Education calls for greater access to financial education as this generation of young people is “overconfident and underprepared” to manage their own finances. Answering this call is Young Americans Center for Financial Education, based in Denver, which has …
February 1, Colorado Springs, Fox 21 in Colorado Springs invited AmeriTowne On the Road Director Susan Stenhaug and local presenting sponsor Legacy Bank‘s Rebecca Diaz on its new show Living Local. Susan and Rebecca discussed the program’s recent visit to Pueblo, where it taught 253 youth about spending and saving in a fun, hands-on way. Watch the video on Fox 21’s …
Young AmeriTowne On the Road, presented by CoBank, wrapped up its last session in Pueblo yesterday! The two-week visit was a great success, teaching 253 students financial literacy in a fun, hands-on way. AmeriTowne On the Road has stopped in Pueblo every year since the program began in 2014. This tradition is particularly meaningful to Towne Director Chris O’Reilly, who …
As 2017 drew to a close, Young AmeriTowne On the Road wrapped up another successful session in Denver. Proudly presented by KeyBank, this program served 715 students from around the Denver metro area who experienced their first career for a day. It was held at Young Americans Center in Denver from October 23 through December 15. My favorite part of …
AmeriTowne On the Road, presented by CoBank, just returned from five fabulous weeks in Grand Junction! The visit was a huge success, with 911 students from 15 schools experiencing in this hands-on program in free enterprise. When I talked with my fellow On the Road staff members, by far our favorite part of the trip to Grand Junction this year …
AmeriTowne On the Road is spending two weeks in Durango! Contact Towne Director Chris O’Reilly for more information: coreilly@yacenter.org.
If you drove 450 miles south on Interstate-25 last week, you would find something typically located only in Colorado–Young AmeriTowne Summer Camp! Housed at Central New Mexico Community College, AmeriTowne On the Road camp taught fourth and fifth grade students from Albuquerque how to spend, save, and share their money wisely. After their return on Monday, Camp Counselors Chris, Ali, …
The AmeriTowne On the Road program wrapped up another successful school year this week! Having reached 2,374 students since September, this year set a new attendance record. Plus, the traveling Towne made its first ever stop in Fort Collins last fall. As the Townes were cleaned and packed away for summer camp, Directors Chris O’Reilly and Susan Stenhaug sat down …
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