Financial Literacy
Red River, LA
southeastern region
The Red River Chapter is extremely proud of our budding partnership with Capitol One Bank. Believing it is never too early to learn about making sound financial decisions, the Red River Chapter’s Tots to Teens Financial Literacy program was facilitated by Capitol One Assistant Branch Managers Tiffany Beauchamp and Janice Gafford. The children toured the Southern University Capitol One Branch and learned about savings account, interest rates, and credit card debt! Each child also learned how to write a check and how to document a banking register. Armed with specific knowledge of how to establish and maintain good credit, open a bank account and live financially responsibly, the Red River Chapter Tot to Teens successfully completed the Put Some Aside: Budgeting and Stop, Shop and & Spend Financial Literacy Module.
Jacksonville, F L southeastern region The Lively Ones and Twix and Tweens of the Jacksonville, FL Chapter focused on the integration of financial expectations and active community service. Through cooordinated activites the The Lively Ones focused on what is a budget and how taxes are calculated while the Twix and Tweens focused on the value of money in our everyday life. The children exercised authentic leadership organizing the activities. While discussing the positive and negative consequences of financial responsibility the children focused on the fundamental lessons of the connection between money, hard work and success. At the end of the activity they had a more comprehensive understanding of cost, budgeting and the importance of saving. The most gratifying was the gift they noted of the gratification of giving back.
SCOPE 2014
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