CDFI Programs

FINANCIAL EDUCATION

Teen Financial Academy

Ages 9 - 18

1-hour financial education workshop in high schools or community schools

Tools: Financial Reality Fair and Zogo

Community schools, underserved community organizations, and nonprofits that help teenagers are among the target areas.

Zogo, is a gamified financial literacy app, that rewards users for completing bite-sized financial literacy lessons on intelligently saving , spending, and managing their money. It is sponsored by Connections Credit Union.

The Bite of Reality Program is a 'Real World Simulation' that walks students through a typical adult day. Participants are assigned a fictitious persona that includes their occupation, salary, credit score, spouse and child, debt, and medical payments.

The Bite of Reality is a grant from the GoWest Foundation to Connections Credit Union to support financial literacy and provide solutions for our community and the members we serve.