April was National Youth Month and a big month for financialliteracy fairs across the land. Credit unions joined in, and eachhad its own approach for educating students of all ages aboutfinancial services and financial realities.

Here's a look at five of them from Texas, Oklahoma, Californiaand Florida.

Next: BrightStar in Florida

More than 150 people, including this group surrounding mascotCosmo, attended a Free Financial Fitness Fair for youth, creditunion members and the community held by the $382 millionBrightStar Credit Union of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.,and the city of Pembroke Pines during Credit Union Youth WeekFinancial Literacy Month. The seminars for adults and specialactivities for children were held at Walter C. Young MiddleSchool.

Next: Redwood in California

San Rafael Mayor Gary Phillips congratulates the 85 high schoolseniors attending the Bite of Reality at San Rafael High School ontaking their first step to financial literacy. The event waspresented by the $2.1 billion Redwood Credit Unionin Santa Rosa, Calif., and the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce, andthe Bite of Reality program is from the Richard Myles JohnsonFoundation supported by credit unions in California and Nevada.

Next: People's Trust in Texas

The $441 million People's Trust FCU's People's TrustFoundation in Houston recently put on a REAL SolutionsFinancial Reality Fair for nearly 100 students at Alief HastingsNinth Grade Center. The fair featured simulated spending situationsthat occur regularly in everyday life (such as purchasing a car,paying for groceries or renting an apartment) and was designed toteach teens the basics and importance of budgeting. People's Trustemployees and volunteers from other businesses staffed the booths,including people from Best Buy, HEB Grocery, Liberty Mutual, FamilyServices of Greater Houston, Member Home Loan and the FederalReserve Bank Houston Branch.

Next: NuVision in California

The $1.2 billion NuVision Federal Credit Unionin Huntington Beach, Calif., celebrated National Youth Month byvisiting 16 local elementary schools to educate kids about moneyand banking while encouraging them to save. NuVision is alsocelebrating with special promotions and prizes, including matchingdeposits and a Nintendo Wii giveaway, to encourage its youngestmembers. NuVision offers a variety of youth membership accountsthat help kids of all ages become “Big Wave Savers.” Here,NuVision visits Hillcrest Elementary School in MontereyPark.