COLUMBUS, Ohio — Members First Credit Union has teamed up with the TriVillage Mentor League, an independently-funded partner of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio to build financial awareness among students.
In addition, to a $2,000 donation to help with TVML programming costs, Members First will fund summer enrichment scholarship opportunities to need-based youngsters, which will provide them with a safe, healthy, and an encouraging atmosphere with positive role modeling and mentoring.
The partnership also includes a yearlong after school program developed by Members First CU designed to educate children of various ages and their high school mentors about financial topics such as how to save and spend money wisely, how to develop and stick to a spending plan, and how to determine a need versus a want. Monthly financial activites are slated for Stevenson Elementary, Windermere Elementary and Tremont Elementary.
"Our goal for the program is for the teens and the young students alike to learn the basics of financial literacy so they are able to apply those skills in their own lives," said Amanda Callicoat, marketing and business development manager for Members First CU. "The younger you teach children about money, the more ahead of the game they'll be when they enter the adult world and have to handle their own finances."
The school-based mentoring program positively impacts approximately 60 teens and 60 youngsters each school year in the Upper Arlington and Grandview Heights districts. This marks the sixth year TVML has offered this free program to the area schools in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio.
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