Local Teens Build Financial Skills at Union Settlement FCU's Free Week-long Summer Program

ALBANY, NY (07/20/2010)(readMedia)-- Money & Me is a weeklong interactive program developed by the New York Credit Union Foundation (NYCUF) and delivered by credit unions, free of charge, in their communities. Union Settlement FCU is one of 16 credit unions across the state hosting Money & Me sessions, which offer local teens key lessons in money management.

WHO:

The 17-20 teens taking the program this week in NY. (all have signed photo/media releases)
WHAT:

Money & Me – A free hands-on 5-day program that gives teenagers 14-18 the basics of money and how to make it work for them.

Through a series of hands-on lessons, participating teens will learn about:

• making and following a budget;

• maintaining savings and checking accounts;

• managing credit;

• saving and shopping for big purchases; and

• planning and investing for the future.
WHEN: Wednesday July 21, 2010 at 10:00AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Union Settlement Federal Credit Union
237 East 104th St. (bet. 2nd & 3rd)
1st Floor Auditorium
NY, New York
NOTES:

The program uses the award-winning National Endowment for Financial Education® (NEFE®) High School Financial Planning Program® (HSFPP) as its core curriculum, with supplemental components from Junior Achievement (JA), television series Biz Kid$, the brass|STUDENT PROGRAM and FoolProof.

The New York Credit Union Foundation serves credit unions, schools and community organizations that help improve the financial literacy and independence of New Yorkers and promote the credit union difference. For more information about the Foundation, visit www.nycuf.org.

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