America First CU is Supporting Financial Literacy at Local Middle School
February 26, 2018
Las Vegas, Nev. (Feb. 23, 2018) – As part of its Greater Good Project, America First Credit Union visited Gibson Middle School to promote financial literacy in Las Vegas. America First employees led 12 classes, a total of 383 students, in playing the “bean game.”
The game encouraged students to create a spending plan, with the underlying message of assisting with money management. The numerous benefits of this game included tracking income and expenses, giving students the opportunity to understand where their “money” was going, helping them meet financial goals and teaching them to live within their established income.
America First Credit Union established the Greater Good Project with the intention of inspiring and empowering employees to volunteer within the community, and this quarterly objective revolved around the topic of education. Teaching and encouraging financial stability to students will develop healthy spending habits early on in their lives, as they plan to enter the future job market.
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America First Credit Union employees lead classes in a money management game at Gibson Middle School in Las Vegas, Nev.
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